Coombe Bissett is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.

Retail in Coombe Bissett

There are great places to visit near Coombe Bissett including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.

Don't miss Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury's historic monuments if visiting the area around Coombe Bissett.

The area around Coombe Bissett boasts some of the best ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Coombe Bissett like Avebury Manor.

Don't miss Coate Water Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Coombe Bissett.

Don't miss Coate Water's lakes if visiting the area around Coombe Bissett.

Ashton Keynes is one of Coombe Bissett's best, nearby villages to visit in Coombe Bissett.

Coombe Bissett History

There are some historic monuments around Coombe Bissett:

• Barford Down milestone
• Grans barrow: a long barrow 880m west of Down Farm
• Hamshill ditches and field system
• Group of barrows on North Hill Down
• Bowl barrow 120m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood
• Odstock Copse earthwork
• Hydon Hill round barrows
• Duck's Nest: a long barrow on Rockbourne Down
• The Giant's Chair bell barrow
• Heath Wood earthwork
• Bowl barrow 210m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Packhorse bridge
• Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
• Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm
• Long barrow 700m north-west of Tenantry Farm
• Two barrows W of Stoke Down
• Barrow in Wilton Park
• Bury Orchard ditch
• Grovely Ditch
• Bowl barrow on Little Toyd Down, 650m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
• Long barrow 700m west of Bride's Farm
• St Michael's Priory
• Three adjoining linear earthworks and three bowl barrows north of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down
• Hoop Side round barrows
• Milford Hill Bridge
• Earthwork W of Woodford Clump
• Round barrow 860yds (786m) SE of Knighton Hill Buildings
• Round barrows S of Hare Warren
• Bronze Age and Romano-British enclosure on Martin Down, east of Bokerley Junction
• 'Ende Burgh' long barrow
• The Poultry Cross
• Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of the junction of Bokerley Dyke and a linear earthwork on Martin Down
• Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle
• Clearbury Down round barrow
• Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd Clump
• Neale's Barrow, round barrow
• Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)
• Knighton Hill earthwork
• Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm
• Hare Warren Control Station
• Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)
• Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common Down
• Long barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly Down
• Bowl barrow on Homington Down, 725m south of Tottens Farm
• Hut Bottom round barrow
• Newton Barrow
• Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks
• Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm
• A linear earthwork and two bowl barrows east of Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill
• Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm
• Long barrow in Round Clump
• Croucheston Down Barn round barrow
• Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm
• Ancient cultivation terraces
• Medieval manorial buildings (uninhabited parts)
• Whitsbury hillfort
• Harnham Bridge
• Punch Bowl round barrow
• Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings
• Two linear earthworks in Vernditch Chase
• Frankenbury hillfort
• Round barrow E of Downbarn West
• Wick Down round barrow
• City rampart E of Council House
• Bowl barrow 270m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Old Sarum
• Mizmaze on Breamore Down
• Village cross
• Long Barrow 800m north-west of Paradise
• Field system on Stoke Down
• Churchyard cross
• Woodbury ancient villages
• The Giant's Grave long barrow
• Knighton Hill round barrow
• Chalk map of Australia 925m south west of Upper Hurdcott Farm
• Grim's Ditch
• Rockbourne Roman villa
• Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down
• Enclosure NW of Downbarn West
• Village cross
• Bowl barrow 330m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Faulston pigeon house
• Soldier's Ring
• Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation
• Rockbourne Down, Spring Pond enclosure
• Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity
• Bowl barrow 430m north west of Northdown Barn
• Clearbury Ring
• Ruined church of SS Mary and Nicholas
• Knoll Camp hillfort, cross dyke, linear earthwork and hollow ways near Damerham Knoll
• Two bowl barrows 200m north of Grim's Ditch, near Tidpit Common
• Two bowl barrows on Stoke Down 650m south west of Foxhole Cottage