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Stonehenge Aerodrome or Stonehenge Airfield was a short-lived military airfield of the Royal Flying Corps on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, in use from 1917 to 1921. It was built around 300 metres (980 ft) south-west of Stonehenge on the site of existing cottages, and spanned both sides of the New Direct Road turnpike (later designated ...
Stonehenge Avenue is an ancient avenue on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discovered in the 18th century, it measures nearly 3 kilometres, [2] and connects Stonehenge with the River Avon. [3] It was built during the Stonehenge 3 period of 2600 to 1700 BCE.
In 1940, Wicomico County and the City of Salisbury begun to construct the airport with the Works Progress Administration. [5] It originally encompassed 695 acres and cost $1.5 million. Officially opened on November 11, 1943, [1] Salisbury was originally leased to the U.S. Navy as a training base during World War II up through 1945.
Salisbury Reds is a trading name of bus operator Go South Coast primarily used in the Salisbury and surrounding Wiltshire areas. It is part of the Go-Ahead Group . Operations in the area were formerly part of the Wilts & Dorset brand, phased out from 2012 onwards.
The A360 originally ran south from Shrewton, following the River Till via Winterbourne Stoke to join the A36 beyond Stapleford. [2] This section was re-routed sometime before 1958, [3] at first eastward for about 2 miles (3 km) along the A344 Amesbury road, then turning south near Stonehenge onto the former Devizes-Salisbury road; [4] a straighter route on higher ground which avoids the ...
At this point it passes within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the World Heritage Site at Stonehenge. Continuing north, the road passes near to Woodhenge and the Ministry of Defence Royal School of Artillery base at Larkhill. This part of the route can be hazardous as there are often tanks crossing and the road is susceptible to subsidence.
The "altar stone" at the center of Stonehenge likely originated in present-day Scotland, a study found. That's more than 450 miles away, raising questions about how ancient humans ...
Winterbourne Stoke is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Amesbury and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. The village is on the River Till at the southern edge of Salisbury Plain, on both sides of a single-carriageway stretch of the busy A303 trunk road.