Calstone and Cherhill Downs
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Calstone and Cherhill Downs is a 128.6 hectare
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
, notified in 1971, including downland
at Calstone Wellington
and Cherhill
.
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, notified in 1971, including downland
Downland
A downland is an area of open chalk hills. This term is especially used to describe the chalk countryside in southern England. Areas of downland are often referred to as Downs....
at Calstone Wellington
Calstone Wellington
Calstone Wellington is a small village and former parish in Wiltshire, England, some three miles from Calne and now part of the civil parish of Calne Without....
and Cherhill
Cherhill
Cherhill is a village in Wiltshire, England located on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough and about west of London.- Overview :Cherhill is known for the Cherhill White Horse cut into the chalk hillside in 1780, the Landsdowne obelisk on the Cherhill Downs, and the crop circles that appeared...
.
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)