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
United Kingdom, United Kingdom,
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Location: 51.0933, -1.8047, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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13 places
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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

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Old Sarum ⓘ
site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England

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Old Wardour Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Wardour, Wiltshire, England, UK

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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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- The earthworks of Old Sarum - article published in 1960, online
- Part IV Old sarum - scholarly article by D. H. Montgomerie published in January 1947
- Excavations at Old Sarum, 1957 - article published in 1960, online
- The symbolic move to New Sarum: an investigation into the move from Old Sarum to New Sarum using two contemporary sources - article published in 2005, online
- On the Earthworks at Old Sarum - scholarly article by George Vere Irving published in December 1859
- Three sets of shackles at Old Sarum, the ‘arrest of the bishops’ in 1139 and the power of shaming in the Anglo-Norman world - article published on 11 September 2023, Q1860, online
- The site of the borough at Old Sarum 1066-1226: an examination of some documentary evidence - article published in 1986
- A possible site for the Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Anthony at Old Sarum, Salisbury - article published in 2006, online
- Eve of Wilton and Goscelin of St Bertin at Old Sarum, c.1070-1078 - article published in 2006
- The east gate of Old Salisbury - article published in 1983, online
- The Cloister and Bishop's Palace at Old Sarum with Some Thoughts on the Origins and Meaning of Secular Cathedral Cloisters - , 2006
- The Earthworks of the Wiltshire Avon - scientific article published in January 1875
- Old Sarum - guidebook published in 1965
- Notes on the bishop's palace at Salisbury - article published in 1960, online
- Trial Excavations in the East Suburb of Old Sarum - article, Q1860, 1935
- The Suburbs of Old Sarum - scientific article published in 1964, online
- Sorviodunum - a review of the archaeological evidence - scientific article published in 2002, online
- Report on the Geophysical Survey at Old Sarum, Wiltshire March-April 2014 - 2014 report, online
- The choir of Old Sarum - article published in 1955
- Settlement in the hinterland of Sorviodunum: a review - article published in 2010, online
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 519 | Wessex | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 437 | Battle of Guoloph | Celtic Britons, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 592 | Battle of Woden's Burg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 715 | Battle of Woden's Burg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1143 | Battle of Wilton | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Siege of Wardour Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Siege of Wardour | siege | Wikidata |
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | SM U-37 | Type U 31 submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Chilmark Quarries | stone quarry, protected area, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Salisbury Urban District Control | civil defense center, Salisbury City Council | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Ludgershall Castle | English Heritage, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Old Sarum | English Heritage, castle, contour fort, human settlement | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Old Wardour Castle | local authority museum, archaeological site, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | military base | 1940 | Army Air Corps Middle Wallop | military aircraft, air base, army aviation component | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1987 | Army Flying Museum | independent museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | OLD SARUM ditch | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Old Sarum 1974 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Old Sarum, 1981 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Old Sarum | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Old Sarum | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ruins of Old Sarum Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The entrance to Old Sarum | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Motte and ditch at Old Sarum | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Motte and ditch at Old Sarum | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Old Sarum | Commons | ||









