Allington Wiltshire Map

About Allington

Allington rests in a gentle hollow of Wiltshire's chalk downs, where the land rolls with a quiet insistence. It lies 5.5 km east-south-east of Amesbury (from Amesbury: bearing 113°T, OS grid SU 205 393), and is situated north-north-east of Boscombe village. The sky above Allington often carries a luminous quality, particularly in the late afternoons, painting the fields in hues of burnished gold and softest lavender. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and elder, trace the boundaries of fields that have yielded their bounty for centuries, a subtle testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil. The village itself, a scattering of stone cottages with roofs of weathered tile, seems to absorb the very light it receives, radiating a peaceful, grounded presence. A whisper of the past can be felt in the way the lanes curve, as if following the ghost of forgotten drovers' routes.

About This Allington Map Page

Explore Allington, Wiltshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.153034, -1.708045. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.