West Overton
West Overton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near West Overton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
West Overton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Don't miss Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill's ancient sites if visiting the area around West Overton.
Places near West Overton feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Avebury Manor.
There are a number of country parks near to West Overton including Coate Water Country Park.
Coate Water is one of West Overton's best, nearby lakes to visit in West Overton.
Don't miss Ashton Keynes's villages if visiting the area around West Overton.
West Overton History
There are some historic monuments around West Overton:
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- 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 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Dam of King's fishpond
- Mound in churchyard
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Settlement and field system on Milton Hill (Fyfield Down)
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bell barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Everleigh Ashes
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Swanborough Tump
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrow
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm Dairy
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Barrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper Poughcombe
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Disc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick Farm
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Enclosure on Ogbourne Down
- Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Culley's Farm Cottages
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Bowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Round barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's Plantation
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Sharpridge field system
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Martinsell Hill camp
- Bowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- Bowl barrow 50m north of Barrow Farm
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle Farm
- Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Preshute Down field system
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Castle mound
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Barrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle Farm
- Withy Copse ditch
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Rockley Plantation
- Field system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop Down
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow north-east of Everleigh Ashes
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Stone circle
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Wansdyke: section 610yds (560m) NW of Wernham Farm to 250yds (230m) SW of New Buildings
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Earthworks on Marlborough Common
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings 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
- Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Rybury camp
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- 'Giant's Grave' long barrow on Milton Hill
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Ogbourne Maizey Down round barrow
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- 'The Spectacles'
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Medieval village site
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Village settlement on Barton Down
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Barrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's Church
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew Farm
- Langdean stone circle
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
