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Dist:0.2km north<br/>Nearly a mile from the centre of Calne. Looking over a field of oats to Furze Knoll [[SU0366]] on the horizon.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Heading toward Melksham.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Seen from the A3102 Melksham Road. A phase splitter and its attendant power lines provide and unwelcome intrusion. The Cherhill White Horse and Monument appear on Cherhill Hill. [[SU0469]] ---------------------------------------- The monument stands in the south west corner of Oldbury Camp and can be seen for many miles around. Originally bearing no inscriptions the monument caused some confusion. Some supposed it to mark the limits of Bowood estate, others to commemorate the birth of King Edward VII. It was in fact built in 1845 by Lord Lansdowne in memory of his ancestor, Sir William Petty and now bears an inscription to that effect.It is 125ft. high and built of freestone corner-stones filled in with Atworth stones and cost £1,359. In 1915 it was repaired for the first time. The above was copied from: http://www.cherhill.org/monument.htm The White Horse was carved in 1776 by Dr Christopher Alsop. It is said that it was originally cut by the Danes and Dr Alsop had it cut facing the other way Copied from: http://www.cherhill.org/horse.htm
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.3km north<br/>
©Doug Lee
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Pinhills Farm is in this direction with Bowood Park behind it.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Just short of a mile from the town centre.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.7km south<br/>Looking north toward Calne.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.8km south<br/>I don't believe it! A farmer giving something away, well there's a first for everything.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.8km north<br/>This estate was built on the site of the former Fynamore School which later became part of The John Bentley School.
©Chris Henley
Dist:0.9km southwest<br/>Wouldn't want to drive that close to a corporation dust cart. Looking toward Calne.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:1.0km northeast<br/>At the left Bentley Lane can be seen joining what is better known as the A4, the old coaching road from London to the West.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:1.0km northeast<br/>
©Colin Bates
Dist:1.0km northeast<br/>The Victorian church of Holy Trinity
©ChurchCrawler
Dist:1.0km north<br/>The church lamps flicker into life on a late afternoon in winter.
©Roger Cornfoot
Dist:1.0km north<br/>A splendid church, approached along a massive avenue of closely clipped yew trees.
©Roger Cornfoot

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