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Shortly after entering the village from the west. Why did the pheasant cross the road? It was game for anything.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.5km north<br/>The Battle of Roundway Down took place on the hills above this church in 1643
©Kevin Farmer
Dist:0.5km north<br/>
©Doug Lee
Dist:0.5km east<br/>Many years ago the landlord here served me with the best dish of mussels I have ever tasted.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:1.1km west<br/>Looking towards Beacon Hill [[ST9965]]
©Doug Lee
Dist:1.1km south<br/>Signs at the entrance to the byway indicate that it is closed to motorised vehicles for six months from September 2009. This was a big disappointment to me as I was hoping to try my new Ferrari down here.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:1.1km north<br/>
©Doug Lee
Dist:1.2km south<br/>The byway cut/eroded into Beacon Hill amply demonstrates the chalk lying under the thin soil
©Doug Lee
Dist:1.2km east<br/>King's Play Hill is the site for three long barrows. Sadly, none are visible on this image as they are hidden behind the trees.
©Doug Lee
Dist:1.2km west<br/>Shouldn't there be a lance somewhere? You can't defend the good without a lance.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:1.3km southeast<br/>The byway meets the Mid Wilts Way about two hundred metres further on. For viewers concerned that I might have been run down by the traffic normally thundering down here fear not. The byway has recently been closed to motorised traffic for six months so I was quite safe.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:1.3km west<br/>Beacon Hill is in the background.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:1.3km southeast<br/>The viewpoint is the same as for this image [[1536349]] but with some zoom applied. The MWW is both long distance footpath and bridleway here.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:1.3km northwest<br/>Unlike the farms to the south-west of this position, horses - and riding stables - seem to be a common in this area.
©Doug Lee
Dist:1.3km southeast<br/>In the distance is Roundway Hill. The viewpoint is the Mid Wilts Way. The fence in the foreground is electrified. I found this out the hard way as there are no signs. They give one quite a jolt.
©Brian Robert Marshall

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