Lyneham is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.

Lyneham postcode: SN15 4NR

Retail in Lyneham

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

Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury are some of Lyneham best historic monuments to visit near Lyneham.

The area around Lyneham boasts some of the best ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.

Historic Buildings to visit near Lyneham include Avebury Manor.

Coate Water Country Park is one of Lyneham's best, nearby country parks to visit in Lyneham.

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

Places near Lyneham feature a number of interesting villages including Ashton Keynes.

Lyneham History

There are some historic monuments around Lyneham:

• Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
• Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
• Stone circle
• Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
• Ringsbury Camp hillfort
• Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
• Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
• Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
• Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
• Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
• Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
• Earthwork on Paven Hill
• Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
• Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
• Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
• Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
• Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
• Nuthills Roman villa
• A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
• Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
• Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
• Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
• Motte castle 20m west of Great Somerford Church
• Medieval settlement 400m south west of Crew's Farm
• Grange Stables bell barrow
• Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
• Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
• Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
• Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
• Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
• Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
• Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
• South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
• Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
• Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
• Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
• Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
• Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
• Saucer barrow on North Down
• Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
• Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
• Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
• Rabbit warren 800m east of Woodlane Farm
• Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
• Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
• Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
• Roman road in Spye Park
• Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
• Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
• Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
• Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
• Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
• A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
• Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
• Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
• Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
• Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
• Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
• Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
• Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
• Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
• Post mill at Church Hills
• Moated site 400m north-east of Hooker's Gate
• Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
• Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
• Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
• Harepit Way linear boundary
• Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
• Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
• Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
• Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
• Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
• Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
• Village cross
• Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
• Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
• Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
• Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings