West Overton
West Overton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near West Overton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury are some of West Overton best historic monuments to visit near West Overton.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are some of West Overton best ancient sites to visit near West Overton.
The area around West Overton's best historic buildings can be found at Avebury Manor.
There are a several good country parks in the area around West Overton like Coate Water Country Park.
West Overton is near some unmissable lakes like Coate Water,
There are a number of villages near to West Overton including Ashton Keynes.
West Overton History
There are some historic monuments around West Overton:
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Preshute Down field system
- Barrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's Church
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Enclosure on Ogbourne Down
- Barrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne Down
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Rockley Plantation
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 50m north of Barrow Farm
- Swanborough Tump
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Castle mound
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Earthworks on Marlborough Common
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Round barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's Plantation
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Sharpridge field system
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow north-east of Everleigh Ashes
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Stone circle
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Barrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper Poughcombe
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Field system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop Down
- Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Culley's Farm Cottages
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle Farm
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Village settlement on Barton Down
- Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Everleigh Ashes
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Wansdyke: section 610yds (560m) NW of Wernham Farm to 250yds (230m) SW of New Buildings
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Bowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Ogbourne Maizey Down round barrow
- Settlement and field system on Milton Hill (Fyfield Down)
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Bell barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Bowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Withy Copse ditch
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- 'The Spectacles'
- Bowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrow
- Langdean stone circle
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Medieval village site
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm Dairy
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Group of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- 'Giant's Grave' long barrow on Milton Hill
- Mound in churchyard
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Rybury camp
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Martinsell Hill camp
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Disc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick Farm
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Dam of King's fishpond
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
