Silchester is a Village in the county of Hampshire.

Retail in Silchester

There are great places to visit near Silchester including some great cities, villages, lakes, towns, historic buildings, shopping centres and airports.

Portsmouth, and Winchester are great places to visit near Silchester if you like cities.

There are a several good villages in the Silchester area like Southwick, Milford-on-Sea, and Hambledon.

The area close to Silchester boasts some of the best lakes including Southwick Park Lake.

Silchester's best nearby towns can be found at Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton.

Don't miss Fort Blockhouse's historic buildings if visiting the area around Silchester.

The Malls - Basingstoke, and Westquay are great places to visit near Silchester if you like shopping centres.

Silchester has some unmissable airports nearby like Southampton Airport, and Blackbushe Airport.

Silchester History

There are some historic monuments around Silchester:

• Linear earthwork in Bridle's Copse, south west of Silchester
• Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs
• Moated site west of Cufaude Farm
• Bell barrow: part of the Brimpton Common barrow cemetery
• Moated site and associated fishponds 100m south of Clappers Farm
• Flex Ditch
• Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm
• Oliver's Battery: a motte and bailey castle at Old Basing
• Winklebury camp
• Moated site and two fishponds, Moathouse Cottage
• Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester
• Grim's Bank: section extending 560yds (510m) in Pennsylvania Wood, Ufton Park
• Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath
• Remains of St John the Baptist church at Ufton Green Farm
• Holy Ghost Chapel
• Sheffield (or Shenfield) Lock
• Moated site and three fishponds at Ufton Nervet
• Medieval field system W of Woolhampton
• Bowl barrow 30m south of Burrough Close
• Aldermaston Lock
• Grim's Bank: section extending 240yds (220m) E of Padworth Gully
• Grim's Bank: section extending 880yds (795m) in Old Warren
• Three sections of a linear earthwork between Churchlane Copse and Early Bridge Copse, south of Silchester
• Bowl barrow north of Holden's Firs: part of the Holden's Firs barrow cemetery
• Keyhole enclosure SE of Field Barn Farm
• Pyotts Hill entrenchment
• Roman site NW of Woodgarston Farm
• Bulls Down camp
• White Barrow
• Grim's Bank: section extending SW 900yds (825m) from New Plantation, Ufton Park, to a point 250yds (230m) SE of Rectory
• The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features
• Moated site, fishponds, icehouse and associated earthworks at Wyeford Farm.
• Grim's Bank: section extending 300yds (275m) in Church Plantation
• Grim's Bank: section extending 420yds (400m) in Old Park and Raven Hill, Ufton Park
• Basing House and the Grange Field
• Chapel of St Leonard, Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow: part of a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs
• Woodgarston ring motte
• Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage
• Seven fishponds at Ufton Court
• Hillfort south west of Pond Farm, near Silchester
• Round barrow cemetery at Holden's Firs
• Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common