Perham down
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Perham Down is a village located near Ludgershall
Ludgershall
Ludgershall is the name of more than one place. The name is Anglo Saxon in origin, meaning 'nook with a trapping spear'.In the United Kingdom:*Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire*Ludgershall, WiltshireAlso...

 and Tidworth
Tidworth
Tidworth is a town in south-east Wiltshire, England with a growing civilian population. Situated at the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain, it is approximately 10 miles west of Andover, 12 miles south of Marlborough, 24 miles south of Swindon, 15 miles north by north-east of Salisbury and 6 miles east...

, located on the edge of Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in central southern England covering . It is part of the Southern England Chalk Formation and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, with a little in Hampshire. The plain is famous for its rich archaeology, including Stonehenge, one of England's best known...

 about 10 miles outside Andover
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...

, and is often referred by locals as Perham.

Army

In 1915 a hutted camp was built on Perham Down, and even now the settlement is mostly army based, the majority of the housing is MOD, as is much of the land.
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