Bemerton
Bemerton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
Bemerton postcode: SP2 9NS
There are great places to visit near Bemerton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
Bemerton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Don't miss Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Bemerton.
Don't miss Avebury Manor's historic buildings if visiting the area around Bemerton.
Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park are great places to visit near Bemerton if you like country parks.
The area close to Bemerton boasts some of the best lakes including Coate Water.
The area close to Bemerton boasts some of the best parks including Lydiard Park.
Ashton Keynes is one of Bemerton's best, nearby villages to visit in Bemerton.
Bemerton History
There are some historic monuments around Bemerton:
- Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm
- Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation
- Bowl barrow 700m north of Springbottom Farm
- Punch Bowl round barrow
- Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd Clump
- Two barrows NW of Little Down
- Bowl barrow within Luxenborough Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House
- Bowl barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm
- Ten round barrows forming the Lake Down round barrow cemetery and a section of linear boundary crossing Lake Down
- Woodbury ancient villages
- Henge monument 300m south of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360
- Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport
- Section of a linear boundary from 350m north east of Westfield Farm on Lake Down to Lake Bottom
- Clarendon Palace
- Hare Warren Control Station
- Grans barrow: a long barrow 880m west of Down Farm
- Bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill, 450m south of the A303
- Enclosure NW of Downbarn West
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings on Wilsford Down
- Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down
- Rockbourne Down, Spring Pond enclosure
- A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner
- Round barrow E of Downbarn West
- Bowl barrow 100m north of Rox Hill Clump
- Vespasian's Camp
- Two bowl barrows 700m south of Springbottom Farm buildings
- Hoop Side round barrows
- Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down
- Bowl barrow on the eastern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow 540m south east of Druid's Head Farm
- Three bowl barrows 220m west of Vespasian's Camp
- Barrow SSW of Melsome's Field barn
- Bell barrow situated 50m north of Normanton Gorse and 170m south of the A303
- Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads
- Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Round barrows S of Hare Warren
- Bowl barrow 400m south of Normanton Gorse
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Lake House
- Bowl barrow 450m east of The Diamond south of the A303
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Westfield Farm buildings
- Disc barrow and pillbox within Boscombe Down airfield, 520m south east of the Officers' Mess
- Clearbury Down round barrow
- Bowl barrow immediately south of the embankment of a disused railway, within Boscombe Down Airfield, 870m south east of The Pennings
- Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton Down
- City rampart E of Council House
- Long barrow 700m west of Bride's Farm
- Queensberry Bridge
- Earthwork W of Woodford Clump
- Bowl barrow 450m north of Springbottom Farm
- Bowl barrow 100m south east of the southern edge of The Diamond south of the A303
- Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge
- Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse
- Croucheston Down Barn round barrow
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Normanton Gorse
- Bowl barrow on Little Toyd Down, 650m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
- Bowl barrow on Earl's Farm Down within Boscombe Down Airfield, 620m south west of the covered reservoir
- Churchyard cross
- Round barrow 860yds (786m) SE of Knighton Hill Buildings
- Ogbury camp
- Four bowl barrows 140m north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club
- Fussell's long barrow
- Bowl barrow 400m south east of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360
- Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 340m east of Stockport
- The Giant's Grave long barrow
- Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm
- Packhorse bridge
- Field system on Stoke Down
- Three bowl barrows 150m south of the A303, north of Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow 300m north west of Lake House
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings on Wilsford Down
- Grovely Ditch
- King Barrow and another bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill
- Wick Down round barrow
- Newton Barrow
- Six bowl barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery on Wilsford Down 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings
- Bowl barrow 50m south west of Rox Hill Clump
- Village cross
- Long barrow and 18 round barrows, forming the greater part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- The Poultry Cross
- Long barrow in Round Clump
- Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down
- Faulston pigeon house
- Ruined church of SS Mary and Nicholas
- Bowl barrow 350m south west of Normanton Gorse
- Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Newton Barrows, a round barrow cemetery on Earl's Farm Down
- Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm
- Horse Barrow
- Bowl barrow immediately east of the A360 forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 250m south west of Longbarrow Cross Roads, west of A360
- Lynchets at Southmill Hill
- Churchyard cross
- Two bowl barrows and a levelled barrow 460m north east of Normanton House on Amesbury Down
- Duck's Nest: a long barrow on Rockbourne Down
- Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down
- Bowl barrow 430m north west of Northdown Barn
- Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom
- The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon
- Whitsbury hillfort
- Long Barrow 800m north-west of Paradise
- Old Sarum
- Disc barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m WNW of Lake House
- The Giant's Chair bell barrow
- Bowl barrow east of the A360 forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Clearbury Ring
- Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
- 'Ende Burgh' long barrow
- Linear boundary earthwork on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom
- Bowl barrow 120m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Group of barrows on North Hill Down
- Bowl barrow on the north eastern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill
- Bowl barrow and a disc barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)
- Gomeldon deserted village
- Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Barrow in Wilton Park
- Bowl barrow on Homington Down, 725m south of Tottens Farm
- Long barrow 700m north-west of Tenantry Farm
- Odstock Copse earthwork
- Long barrow on Wilsford Down 300m north of The Diamond
- Bowl barrow known as `Bush Barrow' and two disc barrows south east of Normanton Gorse forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill, 130m NNE of Luxenborough Plantation
- Long barrow 250m north of Normanton Gorse
- Heath Wood earthwork
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm
- Long barrow 350m south west of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Figsbury Ring
- Neale's Barrow, round barrow
- Two round barrows 300m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows on Stoke Down 650m south west of Foxhole Cottage
- Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings
- Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks
- Village cross
- Ten bowl barrows, five disc barrows, a bell barrow, a pond barrow and a saucer barrow forming the Wilsford round barrow cemetery
- Milford Hill Bridge
- Pond barrow south of the A303 and 400m west of Normanton Gorse containing the 'Wilsford Shaft'
- Stapleford Castle
- Seven bowl barrows and a pond barrow forming a round barrow cemetery 200m north of The Diamond on Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow south of the A303 and north west of Normanton Gorse
- Grim's Ditch
- Ancient cultivation terraces
- Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages
- Barford Down milestone
- Lake Barrow Group, North Kite earthwork enclosure, four sections of linear boundary, and a bowl barrow within the North Kite
- Harnham Bridge
- Hamshill ditches and field system
- Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity
- Mizmaze on Breamore Down
- Bronze Age enclosure and bowl barrow 100m west of Longbarrow Cross Roads on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle
