A report on Old Sarum
Now ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury.
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Salisbury
12 linksCathedral city in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 40,302, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne.
Cathedral city in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 40,302, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne.
The hilltop at Old Sarum lies near the Neolithic sites of Stonehenge and Avebury and shows some signs of early settlement.
Old Sarum Cathedral
5 linksOld Sarum Cathedral was a Catholic and Norman cathedral at old Salisbury, now known as Old Sarum, between 1092 and 1220.
River Avon, Hampshire
5 linksIn the south of England, rising in Wiltshire, flowing through that county's city of Salisbury and then west Hampshire, before reaching the English Channel through Christchurch Harbour in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole conurbation of Dorset.
In the south of England, rising in Wiltshire, flowing through that county's city of Salisbury and then west Hampshire, before reaching the English Channel through Christchurch Harbour in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole conurbation of Dorset.
Many prehistoric sites and broader "landscapes" are found on either side of the river, the largest being the World Heritage Site zone of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites, followed by the Old Sarum knoll fortification and the Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscape.
Hampshire
4 linksCounty in South East England on the coast of the English Channel.
County in South East England on the coast of the English Channel.
Two major Roman roads, Ermin Way and Port Way, cross the north of the county connecting Calleva Atrebatum with Corinium Dobunnorum, modern Cirencester, and Old Sarum respectively.
Salisbury Plain
5 linksChalk plateau in the south western part of central southern England covering 300 sqmi.
Chalk plateau in the south western part of central southern England covering 300 sqmi.
Roman roads are visible features, probably serving a settlement near Old Sarum.
Bishop of Salisbury
5 linksOrdinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.
Ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.
Following the Norman conquest, the 1075 Council of London united his two sees as a single diocese and translated them to the then-larger settlement around the royal castle at Old Sarum.
A345 road
2 linksSecondary A road in Wiltshire, England running from Salisbury to Marlborough and the A4.
Secondary A road in Wiltshire, England running from Salisbury to Marlborough and the A4.
The road begins in Salisbury at the Castle roundabout and travels north out of the city, passing close to Old Sarum castle, taking a predominantly straight line to Boscombe Down and then Amesbury before meeting the A303 at Countess roundabout where it shares Countess Services with the major road.
Old Sarum Castle
1 linksOld Sarum Castle, formerly known as Seresberi Castle, is an 11th century motte-and-bailey castle built in Old Sarum, Wiltshire.
Diocese of Salisbury
4 linksChurch of England diocese in the south of England, within the ecclesiastical Province of Canterbury.
Church of England diocese in the south of England, within the ecclesiastical Province of Canterbury.
In 1075 he obtained approval to move the see to Old Sarum.
Saint Osmund
3 linksNorman noble and clergyman.
Norman noble and clergyman.
1070–1078) and as the second bishop of Salisbury, or Old Sarum.