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.

Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury are some of Downton best historic monuments to visit near Downton.

Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are great places to visit near Downton if you like ancient sites.

Avebury Manor is a great place to visit close to Downton if you like historic buildings.

Places near Downton feature a number of interesting country parks including Coate Water Country Park.

Places near Downton feature a number of interesting lakes including Coate Water.

There are a several good villages in the area around Downton like Ashton Keynes.

Downton History

There are some historic monuments around Downton:

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