Old Sarum

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Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about two miles north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, the settlement appears in some of the earliest records in the country. It is an English Heritage property and is open to the public.

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Searoburh; Sorviodunum
human settlement, castleEnglish Heritage, contour fort, United KingdomUnited Kingdom


Location: 51.0933, -1.8047, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Battle of Guoloph
    437 conflict between the rival Britonnic forces of Ambrosius Aurelianus and Vortigern (Vitalinus).
  • Battle of Woden's Burg
    592 battle fought in England in 592
  • Battle of Woden's Burg
    715 battle
  • Battle of Wilton
    1143 battle of the civil war in England
  • Siege of Wardour Castle
    1643 engagement of the First English Civil War
  • Siege of Wardour
    1643 siege
  • Chilmark Quarries
    stone quarry in Wiltshire, England
  • Salisbury Urban District Control
    civil defence centre in Wiltshire
  • Ludgershall Castle
    castle in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, UK  
  • Old Sarum
    site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England  
  • Old Wardour Castle
    Grade I listed castle in Wardour, Wiltshire, England, UK  
  • Army Air Corps Middle Wallop
    military airbase of the Army Air Corps in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Army Flying Museum
    aviation museum in England, United Kingdom  
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Old Sarum, 1981Old Sarum, 1981
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Ruins of Old Sarum CastleRuins of Old Sarum Castle
The entrance to Old SarumThe entrance to Old Sarum
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
arearegion519WessexWikidata
eventarmed conflict437Battle of GuolophCeltic Britons, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict592Battle of Woden's BurgbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict715Battle of Woden's BurgbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1143Battle of WiltonbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1643Siege of Wardour CastlesiegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1643Siege of WardoursiegeWikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
objectwatercraftSM U-37Type U 31 submarine, U-boatWikidata
sitebunkerChilmark Quarriesstone quarry, protected area, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerSalisbury Urban District Controlcivil defense center, Salisbury City CouncilWikidata
sitecastleLudgershall CastleEnglish Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastleOld SarumEnglish Heritage, castle, contour fort, human settlementWikidata
sitecastleOld Wardour Castlelocal authority museum, archaeological site, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitemilitary base1940Army Air Corps Middle Wallopmilitary aircraft, air base, army aviation componentWikidata
sitemuseum1987Army Flying Museumindependent museum, military museumWikidata
commonsimageOLD SARUM ditch Commons
commonsimageOld Sarum 1974 Commons
commonsimageOld Sarum, 1981 Commons
commonsimageOld Sarum Commons
commonsimageOld Sarum Commons
commonsimageRuins of Old Sarum Castle Commons
commonsimageThe entrance to Old Sarum Commons
commonsimageMotte and ditch at Old Sarum Commons
commonsimageMotte and ditch at Old Sarum Commons
commonsimageOld Sarum Commons