Dramatic chalk downs extend from Berkshire into rural Wiltshire, they are particularly rich in pre-historic remains and shelter a wealth of charming market towns and pretty.....
This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...
The village of Avebury is world famous for its spectacular stone circle, which some consider more spectacular than Stonehenge. The pretty village also has a 15th century church,.....
Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path...
This delightful hamlet lies in one of the richest natural history area's in England, containing the burial places of people from pre-history and almost unknown centuries...
Historically this is an old village with a history of Saxons and Romans, it was then a village of some importance, unlike today when it has been almost swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Swindon, Wiltshire's largest industrial town...
A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire..
A landmark in the area is Wilton Windmill, this is a restored windmill from 1821, it was refurbished in 1976 and stands on a chalk ridge 550 feet above sea level. This superb.....
The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.....
The country village of Shalbourne in Wiltshire is marked out by its leafy lanes and clutch of pretty thatched properties...
The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path...
Devizes is a small market town situate on the edge of the great expanse of Salisbury Plain...
Lying in the northern reaches of Wiltshire, the historic town of Cricklade has many visual delights...
Just as fish abound in the water along this stretch of the Thames, so too, do pretty Cotswold stone cottages and delightful country houses...
Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.....
Chippenham is a large historic market town in northwest Wiltshire, England, that was established on a crossing of the River Avon. It is believed that some form of settlement has.....
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This pleasant little market town, set beside the upper reaches of the Thames, is dominated by the elegant spire of the beautiful parish church of St.Lawrence..
Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock..
Crux Easton is a quiet Hampshire hamlet lying in the shadow of Beacon Hill which rises to 262ft west of the village...
This is the largest and one of the most spectacular stone circles in the world, it certainly eclipses Stonehenge, for not only is.....
Avebury Manor is a 16th century manor house built on the site of an old monastery. The rich interior of the house shows original.....
There are many fanciful theories about Silbury Hill, the massive conical hill described as the highest artificial mound in.....
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The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....
Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....
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Romantic, ruined motte and bailey castle, with building works in stone. Parts of the castle date to the 12th-century, it was.....
A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....
Lacock is one of the most beautiful villages in England, with houses dating from the 15th-century to the 18th-century. At the.....
This was once a rather plain building until Sir Charles Barry turned it into the matchless beauty we see today. A place of rare.....
This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....
William Stumpe, the wealthy merchant responsible for giving Malmesbury Abbey back to the town following the Dissolution was also.....
Malmesbury Abbey is built on the site of a former Saxon monastery of AD700, by the 12th-century it was an important Benedictine.....
Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world and one of England's most iconic landmarks, consisting.....
Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...
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Recreating the golden age of the Great Western Railway with steam locomotives in the engine shed, signalling displays, Brunels's.....
A magnificent arboretum which is a joy to visit at any time of year. It is run by the Forestry Commission and has a dazzling.....
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