Bushton
Bushton is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Bushton postcode: SN4 7PX
There are great places to visit near Bushton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
Bushton's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
The area around Bushton features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.
Bushton is near some unmissable historic buildings like Avebury Manor,
Bushton's best nearby country parks can be found at Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
The area around Bushton's best lakes can be found at Coate Water.
There are a number of parks near to Bushton including Lydiard Park.
Ashton Keynes is a great place to visit close to Bushton if you like villages.
Bushton History
There are some historic monuments around Bushton:
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Stone circle
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Post mill at Church Hills
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Sharpridge earthworks
- 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
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bincknoll Camp
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Roman pottery 140m SSW of Tewkesbury Cross
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Earthwork on Paven Hill
- Medieval settlement 400m south west of Crew's Farm
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's 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
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Rabbit warren 800m east of Woodlane Farm
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Ringsbury Camp hillfort
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- 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
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Moated site 400m north-east of Hooker's Gate
- Group of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down