Broad Town
Broad Town is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Broad Town including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Broad Town has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are great places to visit near Broad Town if you like ancient sites.
Don't miss Avebury Manor's historic buildings if visiting the area around Broad Town.
Places near Broad Town feature a number of interesting country parks including Coate Water Country Park.
There are a number of lakes near to Broad Town including Coate Water.
The area close to Broad Town boasts some of the best villages including Ashton Keynes.
Broad Town History
There are some historic monuments around Broad Town:
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Earthwork on Paven Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Rabbit warren 800m east of Woodlane Farm
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Site of watermill 290m south east of West Leaze
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- 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
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Medieval settlement remains at Overtown
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Bincknoll Camp
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- 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 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Roman pottery 140m SSW of Tewkesbury Cross
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Sharpridge field system
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Group of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Stone circle
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrow
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle Farm
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- 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 east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Bowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle Farm
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Post mill at Church Hills
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt Farm
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Moated site 400m north-east of Hooker's Gate
- Ringsbury Camp hillfort
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West Leaze
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
- Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Preshute Down field system
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
