Old Sarum

Site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England

Old Sarum

Summary

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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Adding link to Old Sarum Airfield and referencing developments at Old Sarum and Longhedge

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Wiltshire (district)

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