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