This article is about the plateau in southern England. For the place in South Georgia, see Salisbury Plain, South Georgia. For the suburb in Australia, see Salisbury Plain, South Australia.
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Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering 300 square miles (780 km2).[1] It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Group and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, but stretches into Hampshire.
The plain is famous for its rich archaeology, including Stonehenge, one of England's best known landmarks. Large areas are given over to military training; thus, the sparsely populated plain is the biggest remaining area of calcareous grassland in northwest Europe. Additionally, the plain has arable land, and a few small areas of beech trees and coniferous woodland. Its highest point is Easton Hill.
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SalisburyPlain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering 300 square miles (780 km2). It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern...
Bradford-on-Avon, and the southern Avon rises on SalisburyPlain and flows through Salisbury, then into Hampshire. SalisburyPlain is noted for the Stonehenge and Avebury...
30 miles (50 kilometres) from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wiltshire, near the edge of SalisburyPlain. An ancient cathedral was north of the...
Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on SalisburyPlain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer...
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Shepherd of SalisburyPlain (1795) is the name of the hero, a shepherd of the name of Saunders, in a tract written by Hannah More, characterised by homely...
sandstone blocks found extensively across southern England on the SalisburyPlain and the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire; in Kent; and in smaller quantities...
originally grew from military camps. It is now one of the main garrisons on SalisburyPlain, along with Tidworth Camp, Bulford Camp, and Waterloo Lines at Warminster...
Bulford Camp is a military camp on SalisburyPlain in Wiltshire, England. Established in 1897, the site continues in use as a large British Army base...
civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of SalisburyPlain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of...
now in the parish of Heytesbury, on SalisburyPlain, Wiltshire, England. It lies in an isolated area of the Plain, about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) west of the...
Garrison is a military garrison of the British Army, on the edge of SalisburyPlain in Wiltshire, England. The history of Warminster's military garrison...
Andover and Fordingbridge). The letters in the postcode refer to the SalisburyPlain, a plateau within the postcode area. The approximate coverage of the...
non-essential training to reduce the risk of wildfires on sites such as SalisburyPlain. In July 2009, a large fire was started by tracer ammunition near Marseille...
the United Kingdom at Elstree Studios. Kansas scenes were filmed at SalisburyPlain, which was described as a "natural choice" by Maslansky due to it being...
to a parliamentary recess. During the TPF's "annual manoeuvres" on SalisburyPlain, Wolfie, Ken, Tucker and Speed decide to camp down after an evening...
part of the Icknield Way which ran, not always on the ridge, from SalisburyPlain to East Anglia. The route was adapted and extended as a National Trail...
in the northeast of SalisburyPlain. The village lies 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Devizes and 14 miles (23 km) north of Salisbury. The parish includes...
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