Downton is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.

Retail in Downton

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

Historic Monuments to visit near Downton include Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.

Downton's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Downton including Avebury Manor.

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

The area close to Downton boasts some of the best lakes including Coate Water.

Places near Downton feature a number of interesting villages including Ashton Keynes.

Downton History

There are some historic monuments around Downton:

• Four bowl barrows west of Breamore Hat
• Bowl barrow on Ibsley Common, 670m east of Gorley Vale Farm
• Two bowl barrows 400m north-west of Janesmoor Pond
• Roman villa at East Grimstead
• Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations
• Rockbourne Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 1130m east of Broomy Lodge
• Village cross
• Bowl barrow on Homington Down, 725m south of Tottens Farm
• Bowl barrow on Ibsley Common, 670m north west of North Hollow Bridge
• Whitsbury hillfort
• Roman pottery kilns at Crock Hill
• Templeman's Farm round barrow
• Wick Down round barrow
• Mizmaze on Breamore Down
• Odstock Copse earthwork
• City rampart E of Council House
• Bowl barrow at Ashley Cross
• Woodbury ancient villages
• Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm
• The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon
• Bowl barrow on Hampton Ridge
• Harnham Bridge
• Bowl barrow on Ashleycross Hill
• Clearbury Ring
• Length of deer park bank and ditch at Alderholt
• Rockbourne Down, Spring Pond enclosure
• The Giant's Grave long barrow
• The Poultry Cross
• Churchyard cross
• Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common
• Round barrow cemetery on Ibsley Common, 800m south east of Blunts Barn Cottage
• Medieval hunting lodge 620m NNW of Holly Hatch Cottage
• St Michael's Priory
• Bowl barrow on Hiscocks Hill
• Studley Castle royal hunting lodge
• Packhorse bridge
• Frankenbury hillfort
• Milford Hill Bridge
• Churchyard cross
• Roman pottery kilns in Amberwood Enclosure
• Fussell's long barrow
• Medieval manorial buildings (uninhabited parts)
• The Giant's Chair bell barrow
• The Butts round barrow cemetery
• Roman pottery kilns in Sloden Enclosure
• Bowl barrow on Ibsley Common, 820m south east of Broomy
• Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity
• Fordingbridge Bridge
• Bowl barrow 1118m east of Broomy Lodge
• Long barrow in Round Clump
• Roman pottery kilns at Island Thorns Enclosure
• Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle
• Clarendon Palace
• Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm
• Clearbury Down round barrow