Bemerton
Bemerton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
Bemerton postcode: SP2 9NS
There are great places to visit near Bemerton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
The area around Bemerton features a number of interesting historic monuments including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle are some of Bemerton best ancient sites to visit near Bemerton.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Bemerton including Avebury Manor.
Bemerton has some unmissable country parks nearby like Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
Lakes to visit near Bemerton include Coate Water.
The area close to Bemerton boasts some of the best parks including Lydiard Park.
Bemerton is near some unmissable villages like Ashton Keynes,
Bemerton History
There are some historic monuments around Bemerton:
- Bowl barrow on the eastern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- City rampart E of Council House
- Long barrow 250m north of Normanton Gorse
- Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom
- Newton Barrows, a round barrow cemetery on Earl's Farm Down
- Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle
- Bowl barrow south of the A303 and north west of Normanton Gorse
- Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Hoop Side round barrows
- Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads
- Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Westfield Farm buildings
- Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse
- Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm
- Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages
- Croucheston Down Barn round barrow
- Disc barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 700m south of Springbottom Farm buildings
- Long barrow 350m south west of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd Clump
- Bowl barrow on the north eastern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Round barrow E of Downbarn West
- Harnham Bridge
- Bowl barrow 340m east of Stockport
- Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton Down
- Bowl barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Grovely Ditch
- 'Ende Burgh' long barrow
- Bowl barrow on Homington Down, 725m south of Tottens Farm
- Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill
- Two barrows NW of Little Down
- Queensberry Bridge
- Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity
- Ancient cultivation terraces
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Lake House
- Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm
- Lake Barrow Group, North Kite earthwork enclosure, four sections of linear boundary, and a bowl barrow within the North Kite
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Normanton Gorse
- Long barrow and 18 round barrows, forming the greater part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Linear boundary earthwork on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom
- A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner
- Rockbourne Down, Spring Pond enclosure
- Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings
- Two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House
- Section of a linear boundary from 350m north east of Westfield Farm on Lake Down to Lake Bottom
- Lynchets at Southmill Hill
- Churchyard cross
- Field system on Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow immediately east of the A360 forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill, 130m NNE of Luxenborough Plantation
- The Giant's Chair bell barrow
- Three bowl barrows 150m south of the A303, north of Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow 700m north of Springbottom Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m north west of Lake House
- Fussell's long barrow
- Grim's Ditch
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm
- Long barrow 700m north-west of Tenantry Farm
- Woodbury ancient villages
- Bronze Age enclosure and bowl barrow 100m west of Longbarrow Cross Roads on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 540m south east of Druid's Head Farm
- Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm
- Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down
- Two round barrows 300m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 100m north of Rox Hill Clump
- Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks
- Bowl barrow 450m east of The Diamond south of the A303
- Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport
- Stapleford Castle
- Barrow in Wilton Park
- Faulston pigeon house
- Two bowl barrows on Stoke Down 650m south west of Foxhole Cottage
- Old Sarum
- Round barrows S of Hare Warren
- Clarendon Palace
- Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down
- Whitsbury hillfort
- Churchyard cross
- Bowl barrow 430m north west of Northdown Barn
- Ten round barrows forming the Lake Down round barrow cemetery and a section of linear boundary crossing Lake Down
- Three bowl barrows 220m west of Vespasian's Camp
- Ogbury camp
- Bell barrow situated 50m north of Normanton Gorse and 170m south of the A303
- The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon
- Bowl barrow on Little Toyd Down, 650m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
- Village cross
- Bowl barrow 250m south west of Longbarrow Cross Roads, west of A360
- Figsbury Ring
- Barrow SSW of Melsome's Field barn
- Long barrow 700m west of Bride's Farm
- Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge
- Ruined church of SS Mary and Nicholas
- Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)
- Bowl barrow 400m south east of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360
- Long Barrow 800m north-west of Paradise
- Wick Down round barrow
- Group of barrows on North Hill Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings on Wilsford Down
- Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
- Henge monument 300m south of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360
- Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow known as `Bush Barrow' and two disc barrows south east of Normanton Gorse forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Punch Bowl round barrow
- Bowl barrow 50m south west of Rox Hill Clump
- Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation
- Gomeldon deserted village
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings on Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow 400m south of Normanton Gorse
- Bowl barrow east of the A360 forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Clearbury Ring
- Six bowl barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery on Wilsford Down 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings
- Packhorse bridge
- Long barrow on Wilsford Down 300m north of The Diamond
- Bowl barrow 350m south west of Normanton Gorse
- Pond barrow south of the A303 and 400m west of Normanton Gorse containing the 'Wilsford Shaft'
- Duck's Nest: a long barrow on Rockbourne Down
- Mizmaze on Breamore Down
- Village cross
- Seven bowl barrows and a pond barrow forming a round barrow cemetery 200m north of The Diamond on Wilsford Down
- The Poultry Cross
- Long barrow in Round Clump
- Bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill, 450m south of the A303
- Bowl barrow within Luxenborough Plantation
- Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Hamshill ditches and field system
- King Barrow and another bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill
- Bowl barrow and a disc barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- The Giant's Grave long barrow
- Enclosure NW of Downbarn West
- Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club
- Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm
- Earthwork W of Woodford Clump
- Barford Down milestone
- Bowl barrow 200m WNW of Lake House
- Hare Warren Control Station
- Odstock Copse earthwork
- Bowl barrow on Earl's Farm Down within Boscombe Down Airfield, 620m south west of the covered reservoir
- Two bowl barrows and a levelled barrow 460m north east of Normanton House on Amesbury Down
- Ten bowl barrows, five disc barrows, a bell barrow, a pond barrow and a saucer barrow forming the Wilsford round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow 860yds (786m) SE of Knighton Hill Buildings
- Bowl barrow 450m north of Springbottom Farm
- Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down
- Four bowl barrows 140m north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down
- Heath Wood earthwork
- Vespasian's Camp
- Disc barrow and pillbox within Boscombe Down airfield, 520m south east of the Officers' Mess
- Newton Barrow
- Grans barrow: a long barrow 880m west of Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 120m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Clearbury Down round barrow
- Milford Hill Bridge
- Neale's Barrow, round barrow
- Bowl barrow 100m south east of the southern edge of The Diamond south of the A303
- Horse Barrow
- Bowl barrow immediately south of the embankment of a disused railway, within Boscombe Down Airfield, 870m south east of The Pennings
