Grittleton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.

Retail in Grittleton

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

Grittleton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Grittleton area like Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.

The area close to Grittleton boasts some of the best historic buildings including Avebury Manor.

There are a number of country parks near Grittleton including Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.

Coate Water is one of Grittleton's best, nearby lakes to visit in Grittleton.

The area around Grittleton's best parks can be found at Lydiard Park.

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

Grittleton History

There are some historic monuments around Grittleton:

• Tump Barn bowl barrow
• MoD CORSHAM: Slope Shaft (Emergency Exit) A
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Holly Bush Farm
• Long barrow 500m north of Lugbury Farm
• Stone cross in churchyard, Littleton Drew
• Pillow mound 280m south west of Surrendell Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m NNE of Tanner's Clump
• MoD CORSHAM: Tunnel Quarry
• Giant's Cave: a chambered long barrow 750m south west of Allengrove Farm
• Motte castle 150m south of Jubilee Wood, Hartham Park
• Rampart of an Iron Age defended settlement 410m south west of Mount Scylla Farm
• Long barrow 600m north of Hebden Farm
• MoD CORSHAM: Kitchen, Canteen, Laundry, Dining and Washroom Areas
• Dovecote at Biddestone Manor
• Bury Wood Camp hillfort and earthwork enclosure 750m north of Raffinwood House
• Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse Barn
• Lanhill Barrow: a long barrow 300m south of Sparrow Farm
• Romano-British settlement, earthwork enclosure and a section of the Fosse Way, 415m west of Whatley Manor
• Earthwork 200yds (180m) W of parish church
• Dovecote immediately north of Hogsbush Farm House
• Three bowl barrows 850m east of Park Wood Farm
• Dovecote at The Manor
• Bowl barrow 400m north west of Starveall Farm
• Roman site at Manor Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Lawrence's churchyard
• MoD CORSHAM: GPO Telephone Exchange
• Long barrow 335m north west of Starveall Farm
• Medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church
• MoD CORSHAM: Radio Studio
• Dovecote at Manor Farm, Draycot Cerne
• MoD CORSHAM: Prime Minister's Rooms and Operations Rooms
• Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's Tump
• MoD CORSHAM: Quarry Working Areas in West Lung, Spring Quarry
• Roman villa and earlier settlement remains in Badminton Park, 340m south of Hinnegar Lodges
• Moated Site and Fishponds east of Rowden Manor
• Early medieval settlement, palace, church and Bronze Age ring ditches 340m east of Cowage Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 600m north of Castle Combe
• Tresham Farbarrow round barrows
• MoD CORSHAM: Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room
• Medieval settlement of Sheldon
• Three bowl barrows in Colerne Park, 450m north of Keeper's Cottage
• Truckle Hill Roman villa
• MoD CORSHAM: Personnel Lift (PL) 2
• Long barrow 240m south west of Green Barrow Farm