English Heritage sites near Amport Parish
LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS
5 miles from Amport Parish
The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.
WOODHENGE
8 miles from Amport Parish
Dating from about 2500 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of wheat.
NETHERAVON DOVECOTE
9 miles from Amport Parish
Charming and elegant 18th century brick dovecote, still with most of its 700 or more nesting boxes intact. Set in peaceful surroundings. External viewing only.
OLD SARUM
11 miles from Amport Parish
Site of the original Salisbury, this mighty Iron Age hill fort was where the first cathedral once stood and the Romans, Normans and Saxons have all left their mark during 5000 years of history.
STONEHENGE
11 miles from Amport Parish
Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe.
FLOWERDOWN BARROWS
13 miles from Amport Parish
Three Bronze Age burial mounds, once part of a much larger 'barrow cemetery', including two bowl barrows, and the largest and finest disc barrow in Hampshire.
Churches in Amport Parish
Pubs in Amport Parish
Hawk Inn
Sarson Lane, Amport, SP11 8AE
(01264) 710371
hawkinnamport.co.uk
White Horse
Wire Mead Lane, Thruxton, SP11 8EE
(01264) 772401
whitehorsethruxton.co.uk/