Oare is a small village near Marlborough and Pewsey

Pewsey

Pewsey is a large village, often considered a small town, at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire about west of London. It is well connected to London, the West Country and Wales being close to the M4 motorway and the A303. Also, the village is served by Pewsey railway station on the...

 in the County of 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...

, England.
The A345

A345 road

The A345 is a secondary A road in Wiltshire, England running from Salisbury to Marlborough ending at a roundabout leading to the High Street and the A4....

 road runs through the village.

Geography

The village is within the parish of Huish

Huish, Wiltshire

Huish is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.- Location :Huish is situated on the south-facing edge of the Marlborough Downs, where the downs adjoin the Vale of Pewsey.Position:...

 with Oare and lies within the Devizes Parliamentary Constituency

Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)

Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England....

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The area is popular with walkers and the Mid Wilts Way Long Distance Walking Route passes through the village. The Giant's Grave at the eastern edge of the village offers views over the village and Pewsey Vale.

Buildings

At the northern edge of the village is Rainscombe Park, located in the valley between Oare Hill and Martinsell Hill: the annual location for the Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally, traditionally held in June or July.

Oare House on the Western edge of the village opens its gardens twice annually through the National Gardens Scheme. The house, built in c.1740, was largely remodelled in the early 1920s by Portmeirion

Portmeirion

Portmeirion is a popular tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village and is now owned by a charitable trust....

 architect Clough Williams-Ellis

Clough Williams-Ellis

Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, CBE, MC was an English-born Welsh architect known chiefly as creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales.-Origins, education and early career:...

. It has a summer house designed by I. M. Pei

I. M. Pei

Ieoh Ming Pei , commonly known as I. M. Pei, is a Chinese American architect, often called a master of modern architecture. Born in Canton, China and raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the gardens at Suzhou...

, architect of the Louvre Pyramid

Louvre Pyramid

The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum...

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Culture

The village is also home to the New-Orleans-style ten-piece jazz band, Kennet Vale Brass.