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	Pewsey \| British History Online
		The northern downland, part of the Marlborough Downs, consists of the flat summit of Martinsell Hill, which reaches 289 m., its steep south and west sides, and a triangle of gently sloping land north of it; the summit and much of the triangle are overlain by clay-with-flints.
		Down Farm was built in 1827 (Footnote 29) and incorporated a house (Footnote 30) which, near mainly 20th-century farm buildings, survived in 1997.
		In Down Pewsey tithing, which comprised the land of Pewsey village, much of the land was demesne; in the tithing the demesne included land in the open fields and, in severalty, most of the downland and part of the lowland pasture.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=23048 (18502 words)

	MARLBOROUGH - LoveToKnow Article on MARLBOROUGH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Marlborough possesses little trade other than agricultural; but there are breweries, tanneries and roperies.
		The antiquity of Marlborough is shown by the Castle Mound, a British earthwork, which local legend makes the grave of Merlin; and the name of Marlborough has been regarded as a corrupt form of Merlins Berg or Rock.
		Marlborough itself, however, is mentioned by Clarendon as the most notoriously disaffected of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, who provided for her training as a singer at the Vienna Conservatoire.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARLBOROUGH.htm (602 words)

	WILTSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on WILTSHIRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		from Marlborough Downs, and the vale of Chalk, dividing the Nadder westward from the heights of Cr.anborne Chase.
		The archdeaconrics of Wiltshire and Salisbury are mentioned in 1180; in 1291 the former included the deaneries of Avebury, Malmesbury, Marlborough and Cricklade within this county, and the latter the deaneries of Amesbury, Potterne, Wilton, Chalke and Wylye.
		Parliaments were held at Marlborough in 1267 and at Salisbury in 1328 and I 384.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WI/WILTSHIRE.htm (4948 words)

	Wiltshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This chalk is part of the Southern England Chalk Formation that underlies large areas of Southern England from the Dorset Downs in the west to Dover in the east.
		The Marlborough Downs are part of the North Wessex Downs AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), a 1,730 sq km (668 square mile) conservation area.
		In the north west of the county, on the border with Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset, the underlying rock is the resistant oolite limestone of the Cotswolds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wiltshire (729 words)

	Milton Lilbourne \| British History Online
		The chalk of the Marlborough Downs and Salisbury Plain outcrops at the north and south ends of the parish respectively.
		To the north the scarp of the downs across the parish forms an arc and was called Bowcliff, the highest point of which is at 285 m.; north of Bowcliff there are deposits of clay-with-flints on Clench common, which declines gently to 206 m.
		A north—south road via Clench links both villages to Marlborough; the section across Bowcliff was apparently remade between 1773 and 1817, (Footnote 92) and the section across Clench common was remade on a straight course in the mid 19th century.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=23047 (12695 words)

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		Yes, the downs are there, full in sight of your window, in their flowing forms resembling vast, pale green waves, wave beyond wave, "in fluctuation fixed"; a fine country to walk on in fine weather for all those who regard the mere exercise of walking as sufficient pleasure.
		He was out on the down one summer day in charge of his father's flock, when two boys of the village on a ramble in the hills came and sat down on the turf by his side.
		As the flock on the down was feeding quietly the boys determined to go to the road to watch the sheep and men pass, and arriving at the roadside they saw that the dogs were too tired to work and the men were getting on with great difficulty.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/etext05/shlif10.txt (18575 words)

	BBC - Wiltshire Sport - Marlborough Running Club
		The Marlborough Downs Challenge is being held this weekend.
		Marlborough Downs Challenge returns after it was cancelled last year - due to the Foot and Mouth crisis.
		The weary walker eventually returned to Marlborough Leisure Centre at 8:00pm after police had been informed that she was missing.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/sport/052002/25/mrc.shtml (310 words)

	St Martins Court Marlborough England l History of Marlborough
		Marlborough is situated in the picturesque rural north-east Wiltshire.
		Bordering the rolling Marlborough Downs to the north, the town straddles the A4 and for centuries was an important staging post on the great road from London to Bath and Bristol.
		This mound, on which Marlborough’s Royal Castle stood for several hundred years from Norman times, is thought to date from prehistory, as is the 40 metre high conical Silbury Hill, 4 miles to the west.
	www.stmartinscourt.co.uk /history (536 words)

	Welcome to The Merlin Hotel in Marlborough, Wiltshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Whether you are coming for the countryside, culture or just to relax, Marlborough and the surrounding area are steeped in history and it will be hard to miss the beauty of the area.
		Marlborough is just a few miles from the spectacular Avebury Stone Circle, created from huge Sarsen stones by Neolithic man and now designated a World Heritage Site.
		Marlborough is also within reach of landmarks including Silbury Hill and the Uffington White Horse as well as being centrally located for touring historic towns like Bath and Oxford.
	www.merlinhotel.co.uk (727 words)

	Old English Inns : Attractions local to The Castle and Ball Hotel
		Marlborough lies in the valley of the River Kennet between the Marlborough Downs and Savernake Forest.
		Marlborough High Street, said to be the widest in England, contains a number of specialist shops (particularly designer womenswear), pubs and restaurants.
		From Marlborough in a day it is easily possible to visit Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Salisbury, Winchester or Woodstock near Oxford, home of the Duke of Marlborough.
	www.castleandball.com /aboutmarlborough.htm (388 words)

	VCH Wiltshire XII, 0197227597, £45.00/$90.00, 278pp, 1983
		The area is mostly on the Marlborough Downs in the north-east quarter of Wiltshire.
		Marlborough was a borough from the 11th century until 1974.
		Marlborough has long been important as a market town where main routes converge rather than as a manufacturing centre.
	www.boydell.co.uk /97227597.HTM (416 words)

	Marlborough -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		It lies on the River Kennet in a valley of the chalky Marlborough Downs (hills).
		The indented coast of the Nelson and Marlborough region, sheltered and sunny, is a popular vacation and retirement area.
		The Duke of Marlborough led the English, Dutch, and Germans to brilliant victories, and the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) gave...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9275697?tocId=9275697 (666 words)

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		The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic of the Marlborough Downs and Avebury Area, Wiltshire.
		The main objectives of the work were to understand and establish the context of the Palaeolithic artefacts on high-level sites on deposits mapped as Clay-with-flints, to characterize the deposits mapped as Clay-with-flints and to test the models and methodologies developed by Dr Scott-Jackson and the PADMAC Unit.
		Marlborough Downs Landscape project - The geology/geomorphology of the Marlborough Downs and Avebury area of Wiltshire and the resulting Palaeolithic artefact distribution patterns.
	users.ox.ac.uk /~padmac/rschinfo.htm (378 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Marlborough was devastated by fire in 1653, 1679, and 1690.
		In the verdant Vale of Pewsey between Salisbury plain and Marlborough downs.
		The present castle was built in the 19th century as a private residence and is not open to the public.
	www.wardour.freeserve.co.uk /cruise.htm (2712 words)

	A Walk Through Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Wiltshire sections of the Ridgeway follow the Marlborough Downs, a range of dry hills formed on deep layers of chalk.
		In the Stone Age, dense forests, thick brambles, and treacherous swamps choked the valleys.
		At the northern end of the Marlborough Downs, near the village of Ashbury, sits the huge barrow the Saxons called Wayland's Smithy, the smithy of Odin.
	www.thehistorynet.com /bh/blawalkthroughtime (1882 words)

	Things to do and Places to visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The park is situated five miles south of Swindon and the M4 motorway on the northern edge of the Marlborough Downs.
		Pewsey Downs National Nature Reserve (NNR) lies on the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs and is situated on a steep south-facing scarp slope overlooking the Vale of Pewsey.
		Marlborough has one of the widest high streets in England and is renown for its high quality and extravagant shops.
	www.visitkennet.co.uk /things_to_do (3796 words)

	William H. Calvin's HOW THE SHAMAN STOLE THE MOON (chapter 2)
		The bluestones were removed and in their place dozens of massive sarsens were dragged a score of heavy miles from the Marlborough Downs.
		Those big upright sarsen stones had to be hauled in from Marlborough Downs (and there is a major river valley to descend and ascend).
		It is atop another chalky landscape called the Marlborough Downs; the pilgrim would have had to hike down into the Vale of Pewsey, across the River Avon, and then back uphill.
	www.williamcalvin.com /bk6/bk6ch2.htm (5155 words)

	Marlborough - EnjoyEngland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Marlborough lies in the valley of the River Kennet between the ancient Savernake Forest and the Marlborough Downs.
		Bordering the Downs to the north, the town straddles the A4 and for centuries was an important staging post on the great road from London to Bath and Bristol.
		Marlborough's high street is reputedly one of the widest streets in Britain and Marlborough College is one of the finest public schools in the country.
	www.enjoyengland.com /destinationguides/South_West/Destinations/marlborough.aspx (155 words)

	North Wessex Downs AONB -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The AONB covers an area of some 1,730 sq (A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)) km (668 square (A unit of length equal to 1760 yards) miles).
		At its north-east extreme, the North Wessex Downs AONB faces across the (Click link for more info and facts about Goring Gap) Goring Gap to the Chilterns AONB on the other side of the (The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea) River Thames.
		The area is a site of scientific interest in numerous fields and has an internationally important habitat for early (Any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis) gentian.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/north_wessex_downs_aonb3.htm (602 words)

	Fairhall Downs Estate Wines, Marlborough, New Zealand - Single Vineyard Wines With Character
		Fairhall Downs Estate is a family owned and operated Marlborough wine company, proudly specialising in premium, single vineyard wines.
		Soon they decided to make their own wine and the first bottle of Fairhall Downs Sauvignon Blanc was produced in 1996.
		Fairhall Downs Estate, now covering 32ha, is situated on Wrekin Road, at the head of Marlborough's Brancott Valley near Blenheim.
	www.fairhalldowns.co.nz (172 words)

	Marlborough Downs (Avebury)
		We are not 12 nor are we retarded,This happened early this year on a trip down to Stone Henge and Avebury stone circle.It was early april sometime around the spring equinox as the were just too many druid looking people in beat up campers,almost looked like a scene from star wars.
		Once again, bored and feeling kinda light-headed from the incense smell inside, we decided to strategically place a two pence coin on a little ledge about head height on what appeared to be one of the graves.
		Whilst getting ready to experience the hedonistic delights that Marlborough offers its tourists, it came as quite a shock to find, underneath our coats that we had chucked across the desk, three 2 pence coins all cold and one extremely muddy lying there on the desk.
	www.wirenot.net /X/Articles/2004/M/marlboroughdowns.shtml (457 words)

	Kennet -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Kennet is a rural district of rolling chalk uplands, including Marlborough Downs (about 400 to 950 feet [120 to 290 metres] high) in the north and northeast and the Salisbury Plain (nearly as high) in the south and southeast.
		Kennet is a rural district of rolling chalk uplands, including Marlborough Downs (about 400 to 950 feet [120 to 290 metres] high) in the north and northeast and the Salisbury Plain (nearly as high) in the south and...
		The unitary authority extends westward from the district of Reading along both sides of the River Kennet and edges into the Berkshire Downs on the north and the Hampshire Downs on the south; both downs are composed of chalk and rise to elevations of between 600 to 800 feet (185 to 245 m).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9045093 (369 words)

	Marlborough Wines and Wineries
		Marlborough is New Zealand's best known wine producing region and world famous for the production of great Sauvignon Blanc wines.
		Fairhall Downs Estate Wines are exported to Hong Kong, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United states of America, Brazil, Belgium and Canada.
		In 2001 it was awarded a Habitat Enhancement Award at the Marlborough Rural Environment Awards for its project to rehabilitate the adjacent wetlands, which has included the planting of more than 4000 native grasses, shrubs and trees.
	www.winesofnz.com /marlborough.html (3901 words)

	HH89 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Later in this HH, the relevant results from the Marlborough web-site are given, and Malcolm gives a brief overview of the day, along with his web-master's report.
		I was hoping Tom may join me again to point out the flora and fauna of the Marlborough Downs to help pass the time - and defend his over-50 trophy too - but he decided to stay in and wash his hair so it was not to be.
		I vividly remember it chucked it down the entire way round, but I got quite a "high" on the atmosphere of the race and loved the novelty of a goodie bag at the end, stuffed full of bananas and bottles of Highland Spring.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /comptonharriers/BackIssues/HeraldJul00.htm (4519 words)

	The course at Marlborough Golf Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Being set mainly on the chalk of the Marlborough Downs, it drains exceptionally well and normally provides good golf in even the most trying of winter conditions.
		In the summer, the enjoyment of playing and walking on the 114 year old downland turf of the back 9 has to be experienced to be believed.
		At 6,501 yards from the White tees (6,209 from the Yellow tees and 5,578 from the Ladies tees), Marlborough's Par 72, SSS 71 (Ladies 73) downland course is a fair challenge for low handicappers (the Wiltshire Professional championship has been held at our course for the last 15 years) and less experienced player alike.
	www.marlboroughgolfclub.co.uk /course.html (143 words)

	About Marlborough Golf Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Founded in 1888 and set in the beautiful rolling Marlborough Downs, the course presents a real challenge to the low handicapper - the Wiltshire Professional Championship has been held at Marlborough for the last 12 years - at the same time as providing a fair test for those with higher handicaps.
		The spectacular club-house, opened in 1987, offers beautiful views from the first floor bar and restaurant over the 18th green and the rolling downs beyond.
		Whether its golf or a function, you can be sure you'll have a great time at Marlborough.
	www.marlboroughgolfclub.co.uk /mgc.html (171 words)

	Marlborough Mound (Merlin's Mount/Marlborough Mount) (Artificial Mound) \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Marlborough Mound ...
		COUNCILLORS in Marlborough have called for a meeting with the College to discuss a plan for proposed landscaping work, which could affect the setting of the ancient mound in the school grounds...
		One place that had intrigued me since reading about it in the TMA was that of Marlborough Mount, alleged to be a close relative of Silbury Hill yet laying neglected in the grounds of a private school.
		At the great inn at Marlborough formerly a mansion of the Somerset-family, one of these tumuli stands in the garden, and is whimsically cut into a spiral walk; which, ascending imperceptibly, is lengthened into half a mile.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/2273 (2432 words)

	Avebury - Silbury Hill
		How Avebury got its name: The story goes that while returning from a day's hunting one winter's evening in 1648, John Aubrey, on passing through the village of Avebury, recognized in the earthworks and standing stones around him an ancient temple, which he attributed to the Druids.
		Folklore has claimed it to be the burial place of an otherwise forgotten King Sil (or Zel); of a knight in golden armour; and even of a solid gold horse and rider.
		It is also told that the Devil was going to empty a huge sack of earth on the town of Marlborough, but was forced to drop it here by the magic of the priests from nearby Avebury.
	www.crystalinks.com /avebury.html (2225 words)

	A Walk in a Neolithic Landscape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Occupying 2250 hectares, Avebury is situated on Marlborough Downs approximately 40 kilometers to the northwest of Stonehenge.
		Persuasive argument is made to eventually enlarge the WHS designation to include the full of Overton Down and its neighbor, Fyfield Down to the east.
		Some eighty million years ago the chalkland of Marlborough Downs formed and was later uplifted in the same action which resulted in the formation of the Alps.
	merganser.math.gvsu.edu /myth/April03.html (1568 words)

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