Overton Down
Overton Down is a heath in West Overton, Wiltshire, England. Overton Down is situated nearby to The Toad Stone, as well as near the forest Delling Copse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avebury and Silbury Hill.
Avebury
Nature reserve
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. Avebury is situated 1½ miles west of Overton Down.
Silbury Hill
Nature reserve
Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site. Silbury Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Overton Down.
Kennet Avenue
Archaeological site
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kennet Avenue or West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It was originally an avenue of two parallel lines of stones 25m wide and 2.5 km in length, which ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctuary. Kennet Avenue is situated 1½ miles southwest of Overton Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fyfield and Avebury.
Fyfield
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the Kennet Valley about 2.5 miles west of Marlborough. The village is on the A4 road which was historically the main route from London to the west of England. Fyfield is situated 1½ miles southeast of Overton Down.
Avebury
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avebury is a village in Wiltshire, famous for its neolithic stone circle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The henge and stone circles are thought to date from about 2500 BC to 2000 BC and are roughly contemporary with the more famous Stonehenge 20 mi to the south.
Lockeridge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lockeridge is a village in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the edge of the West Woods in the Kennet Valley, 2.9 miles west of Marlborough, 3.1 miles east of Avebury and 10.5 miles south of Swindon. Lockeridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Overton Down.
Overton Down
- Type: Heath
- Location: West Overton, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4336° or 51° 26′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.8147° or 1° 48′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C3WC5MP+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 922177237OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Toad Stone and Delling Copse.
Nearby Places
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