Mountains & hills · South East England
Overton Hill
Overton Hill — Named summit at 170 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Pewsey · 8.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Overton Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 170 m.". Coordinates: 51.4117°, -1.8305°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Overton Hill is a 571 ft (174 m) hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, England. It lies just west of the village of West Overton and about 4 miles (6 km) west from the town of Marlborough. The A4 road passes close to the north, and to the south is the River Kennet. The hill is notable for being the start point of the Ridgeway National Trail, which follows an ancient trackway. There several scheduled archaeological sites including several round barrows (burial mounds) on it, and the site of an Iron Age wooden circle known as The Sanctuary, indicating human activity for thousands of years. The hill is part of the Avebury section of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4117, -1.8305
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- East Kennett
- Postcode
- SN8 4EY
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Nearest railway station
- Pewsey — 8.8 km
Sources
- osm: n345568361 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Overton Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tumuli on Overton Hill.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Overton Hill?
- Overton Hill is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN8 4EY), in the parish of East Kennett.
- Is Overton Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Overton Hill is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Overton Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Overton Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Overton Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN8 4EY. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.