Bowerchalke is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.

Bowerchalke postcode: SP5 5AZ

Retail in Bowerchalke

There are great places to visit near Bowerchalke including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.

Bowerchalke's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.

Bowerchalke's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.

Don't miss Avebury Manor's historic buildings if visiting the area around Bowerchalke.

Country Parks to visit near Bowerchalke include Coate Water Country Park.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Bowerchalke like Coate Water.

Ashton Keynes is one of Bowerchalke's best, nearby villages to visit in Bowerchalke.

Bowerchalke History

There are some historic monuments around Bowerchalke:

• A linear earthwork north east of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
• Barford Down milestone
• Hydon Hill round barrows
• Swallowcliffe Down settlement
• Long barrow 3/4 mile (1200m) SW of St Rumbold's Church
• Heath Wood earthwork
• Three bowl barrows on Trow Down 520m north west and 545m west of Bigley Buildings
• Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm
• Earthwork 360yds (328m) NW of Warren Copse
• Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus
• Chalk map of Australia 925m south west of Upper Hurdcott Farm
• Two bowl barrows 200m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner
• Round barrows S of Hare Warren
• Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common Down
• Bowl barrow 350m east of the shoulder angle of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• A cross-ridge dyke on South Down 500m north east of Chase Barn
• Bowl barrow 330m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Cross-ridge dyke on Buxbury Hill
• Chalk military badges on Fovant Down
• Bronze Age and Romano-British enclosure on Martin Down, east of Bokerley Junction
• Bowl barrow west of Rotherley Wood, 750m WNW of Park Cottage
• Two barrows W of Stoke Down
• Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood, 550m east of Tollard Farm
• Roman road along the south side of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)
• Two round barrows on Gussage Down
• Buxbury round barrow, Buxbury Hill
• Wick Ball camp, the Common
• Winkelbury Hill round barrows
• Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd Clump
• Scrubbity Barrows: a round barrow cemetery in Scrubbity Coppice
• Two round barrows S of Cranborne Farm
• Long Barrow 800m north-west of Paradise
• Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down
• Great Ditch banks
• Barrows at junction of parish boundaries
• Tithe barn and gatehouse at Place Farm
• Church Bottom earthwork enclosure
• Guest house of the Knights of St John
• Enclosure in Brookes Coppice, 600m north west of Five Elms
• Two linear earthworks in Vernditch Chase
• Middle Chase buildings round barrow
• Wermere pond
• The Carrion Tree Rack:a linear boundary in Rushmore Park, south west, south and north east of Park Cottage
• Bowl barrow 270m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Woodhouse Hanging round barrows
• Knighton Hill round barrow
• Western end of Dorset Cursus
• Round barrows near Thickthorn Farm
• Wor Barrow and two bowl barrows on Handley Down
• Castle mound (or Castle Hill)
• Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down
• Chiselbury Camp hillfort, cross dykes and site of turnpike toll house
• Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell Cottages
• Earthworks on Gussage Down
• Barrow near Burtts Harley
• Bowl barrow 250m south of Plantation Farm
• Bowl barrow 520m north east of the shoulder angle of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• Bowl barrow 45m south west of Bowldish Pond
• The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
• The eastern of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor
• Soldier's Ring
• Long mound 1500yds (1370m) E of Higher Farm
• Barrows in Salisbury Plantation
• Woodminton Down round barrow
• Hamshill ditches and field system
• Grovely Ditch
• Bowl barrow 120m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Bowl barrow 400m west of Vicarage Barn
• Hoop Side round barrows
• Marleycombe Hill round barrows
• Punch Bowl round barrow
• Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm
• Neale's Barrow, round barrow
• Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down
• Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down
• Long barrow south-west of Vernditch Chase
• Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings
• Vernditch Chase long barrow
• Three adjoining linear earthworks and three bowl barrows north of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• Winkelbury camp
• Bury Orchard ditch
• Barrow on Pentridge Down
• Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)
• Garden earthworks south of West Woodyates Manor
• Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well
• Two bowl barrows on Stoke Down 650m south west of Foxhole Cottage
• Group of round barrows on Oakley Down
• Two barrows near Ackling Dyke
• Two bowl barrows on South Down 660m north west of Chase Barn
• Penbury Knoll camp on Pentridge Hill
• Long barrow 700m west of Bride's Farm
• Bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice, 660m north of Wayside Cottage
• Two long barrows on Gussage Hill
• Parts of Dorset Cursus on Bottlebush Down
• Barrows on Wyke Down
• South Lodge camp Bronze Age enclosure with associated field system and round barrow cemetery, 350m east of Rushmore Farm
• Part of Dorset Cursus
• Bowl barrow 210m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Barrows in and near The Drive Plantation
• Barrow 230yds (210m) W of Sutton Ivers, on Sutton Down
• Long barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly Down
• Field system on Stoke Down
• A linear earthwork and two bowl barrows east of Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Gallows Hill round barrow
• Camp in Mistlebury Wood
• Middle Chase Farm ditch
• Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)
• Two sections of a linear earthwork north of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'
• Earthworks on Thickthorn Down
• Celtic fields on Pentridge Down
• Faulston pigeon house
• Castle Ditches camp
• Barrows near Dorset Cursus
• Barrows N of St Giles Park
• Camp at Nine Yews
• Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Rotherley Down
• Knighton Hill earthwork
• Round barrow 860yds (786m) SE of Knighton Hill Buildings
• Hut Bottom round barrow
• Long barrow 360m SSW of Chettle House
• Village cross
• Winkelbury Hill earthworks
• Marleycombe Hill earthworks
• Barrow W of village
• Knowle Hill round barrow
• Croucheston Down Barn round barrow
• Hare Warren Control Station
• Enclosure S of Humby's Stock Coppice
• Woodland Down ditch
• Barrow on Fifield Down 700yds (640m) ESE of North Barn
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of the junction of Bokerley Dyke and a linear earthwork on Martin Down
• Roman site in Upper Holt, Teffont Magna