Fovant Badges

#2035 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Fovant Badges are a set of regimental badges cut into a chalk hill, Fovant Down, near Fovant, in southwest Wiltshire, England. They are located between Salisbury and Shaftesbury on the A30 road in the Nadder valley; or approximately 1⁄2 mile southeast of Fovant. They were created by soldiers garrisoned nearby, and waiting to go to France, during the First World War; the first in 1916. They are clearly visible from the A30 road which runs through the village. Nine of the original twenty remain, and are scheduled ancient monuments and recognised by the Imperial War Museum as war memorials. Further badges have been added more recently. ()

Coordinates: 51°3'13"N, 1°58'42"W

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Fovant Badges – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wilton House, Old Wardour Castle, Vale of Wardour, St Mary & St Lawrence's Church.

5.6 miE
Stately home with a major art collection
Wilton House
143 min walk • Nestled in the lush Wiltshire countryside, Wilton House stands as an enduring testament to British architectural grandeur and aristocratic taste. This stately home, with its origins dating back to the 1540s, is not only a museum but also a living piece of history...
4.9 miW
Historical place, Forts and castles, History museum
Old Wardour Castle, Tisbury
126 min walk • Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of the civil parishes of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles west of Salisbury.
4.1 miW
Valley
Vale of Wardour, Tisbury
105 min walk • The Vale of Wardour encompasses the valley of the River Nadder in the county of Wiltshire, England.
4.8 miE
Church
St Mary & St Lawrence's Church
123 min walk • The Church of St Mary & St Lawrence in the village of Stratford Tony, south Wiltshire, England, was built in the 13th century. It stands on the south bank of the River Ebble, accessed from the north down a lane, across the river and up a bank.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Grovely Wood
106 min walk • Grovely Wood is one of the largest woodlands in southern Wiltshire, England. It stands on a chalk ridge above the River Wylye in Barford St Martin parish, to the southwest of the village of Great Wishford, within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fonthill Lake
136 min walk • Fonthill Lake is a lake in southwest Wiltshire, England. It lies just to the south of the village of Fonthill Bishop, east of the village of Fonthill Gifford, and northeast of Fonthill Abbey.
2.2 miN
Museum, History museum
Philipps House
56 min walk • Philipps House is an early nineteenth-century Neo-Grecian country house at Dinton, overlooking the Nadder valley about 8 miles west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
5.2 miNE
Archaeological site
Ebsbury, Stonehenge
133 min walk • The site of Ebsbury, in Wiltshire, England, includes the remains of an Iron Age enclosed settlement, field system and possible hill fort, and a Romano-British enclosed settlement.
3.2 miS
Village
Bowerchalke
82 min walk • Bowerchalke is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 9 miles southwest of Salisbury. It is in the south of the county, about 1 mile from the boundary with Dorset and 2 miles from that with Hampshire.
5.3 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Salisbury Racecourse
137 min walk • Salisbury Racecourse is a flat racecourse in the United Kingdom featuring thoroughbred horse racing, 3 miles southwest of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Fifteen race meetings a year are held there between early May and mid-October.
1.4 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Gurston Down Motorsport Hillclimb
36 min walk • The Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, organised by the South Western Centre of the British Automobile Racing Club.