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Figheldean

Figheldean
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Figheldean main street, 2007
Figheldean is located in Wiltshire
Figheldean
Figheldean
Figheldean shown within Wiltshire
Population 628 (in 2011)
OS grid reference SU153472
Civil parish
  • Figheldean
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Salisbury
Postcode district SP4
Dialling code 01980
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
Website Village
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UK
England
Wiltshire
51°13′26″N 1°46′55″W / 51.224°N 1.782°W / 51.224; -1.782Coordinates: 51°13′26″N 1°46′55″W / 51.224°N 1.782°W / 51.224; -1.782

Figheldean /flˈdn/ is a village and civil parish on the River Avon, 3 12 miles (6 km) north of Amesbury in Wiltshire, England.

Figheldean parish extends 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the village towards Tidworth as far as Devil's Ditch and 3 miles (4.8 km) westwards beyond Larkhill towards Shrewton as far as Robin Hood's Ball. The parish includes the hamlets of Ablington and Alton. Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north is Netheravon and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south is Durrington. The A345 main road between Salisbury and Marlborough passes through the parish to the west of the village.

Figheldean is situated on Salisbury Plain, which supports many nationally rare species and is the largest area of unimproved chalk grassland in northern Europe.

Prehistoric sites in the parish include Robin Hood's Ball, a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in the far west of the parish; and Barrow Clump, an early Bronze Age bowl barrow near Ablington. Several other barrows survive on the downs.


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