Duke of Wellington on Round Hill in Aldershot by AS
Aldershot
A military town which caused the town to grow significantly in the Victorian era.
A prominent landmark is the statue of the first Duke of Wellington on Round Hill - famed for giving Napoleon the ‘boot’.
Created: 23 July 2020 Edited: 29 November 2023
Aldershot
Shopping in Aldershot
The Arcade Victoria Road, Cargate
The Arcade mall
The Wellington Centre Union Terrace, Cargate
The Wellington Centre mall
North Town District Centre North Town, Aldershot
North Town District Centre retail park
Rushmoor Superstore 11-13, Birchett Road
Rushmoor Superstore supermarket
Worldwide Food Centre 6-8, Station Road
Worldwide Food Centre supermarket
Lidl 8, Wellington Street
Lidl supermarket
Aldershot Halal Meat & Grocery 9, High Street
Aldershot Halal Meat & Grocery supermarket
Morrisons 5, Westgate
Morrisons supermarket
Tesco 5, Wellington Avenue
Tesco supermarket
Co-op Food 264, North Lane
Co-op Food supermarket
China Oriental Supermarket 4, Wellington Street
China Oriental Supermarket supermarket
Quality Superstore 50b, Station Road
Quality Superstore supermarket
Local History around Aldershot
There are some historic monuments around including:
Large multivallate hillfort and later park pale at Caesar's CampSoldier's Ring hillfortBowl barrow on the Cockadobby Hill roundaboutFour bowl barrows 30m south-east of Tilford Barrows: part of The Barrows round barrow cemeteryBowl barrow in Albert RoadTwo bowl barrows on Culverswell HillHillbury hillfortBridge, north end of Tilford GreenRoman site, Roman Way estateEarthwork on Botany HillRound barrow cemetery at Heath Brow, EwshotElstead BridgeFarnham CastleTwo bowl barrows in Littleworth ClumpBowl barrow 100m east of Forest CottageBridge, east end of Tilford CommonBowl barrow 50m SSE of Tilford Barrows: part of The Barrows round barrow cemeteryBowl barrow 180m south east of Forest CottageWaverley Abbey: a Cistercian monastery south of Waverley Abbey HouseTriple bell barrow on Turners Hill.Wildlife in and Around Aldershot
Mammals found in Aldershot
There have been 25 species of mammals recorded in the aldershot area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
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Birds found in Aldershot
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the aldershot area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
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Fish found in Aldershot
There have been 18 species of fish recorded in the aldershot area.
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Chinese Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) |
| Common Bream x Roach (Abramis brama x Rutilus rutilus) |
| Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Catfish (Silurus glanis) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
