Visit West Overton Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in West Overton

  

West Overton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about West Overton

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West Overton history

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The Avebury section of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage site extends into the northwest of the parish. There are seven Bronze Age round barrows, forming a cemetery which extends south onto Overton Hill, overlooking the river. In 1086, the Domesday survey recorded 13 households at (West) Ovretone, and land held by Wilton Abbey.

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Overton manor house, close to the church, is from the 16th and 17th centuries with later improvements. North of the A4, the parish extends onto the Marlborough Downs. The Piggledene valley, with its sarsen stones, is a biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest managed by the National Trust.

You can visit West Overton places with Walkfo West Overton to hear history at West Overton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo West Overton has 21 places to visit in our interactive West Overton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout West Overton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at West Overton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to West Overton & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit West Overton Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo West Overton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in West Overton

  

Best West Overton places to visit

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West Overton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied West Overton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo West Overton’s information audio spots:

Preshute Preshute is a civil parish immediately west and northwest of Marlborough in Wiltshire. It does not take its name from any town or village. The population at the 2011 census was 193.

Fyfield Down Fyfield Down is a 325.3 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. The down has the best assemblage of sarsen stones in England, known as the Grey Wethers.

Avebury Manor and Garden Avebury Manor & Garden is a Grade I listed early-16th-century manor house. It is in Avebury, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, in the centre of the village next to St James’s Church.

The Sanctuary The Sanctuary was a stone and timber circle near the village of Avebury in Wiltshire. Excavation has revealed the location of the 58 stone sockets and 62 post-holes. The ring was part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

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