Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Perham Down, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Perham Down map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Perham Down |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.239078 |
| Longitude | -1.631638 |
| Place Type | Village |
Perham Down breathes the quietude of the chalk downs, its essence woven into the very air that sweeps across the unfurling landscape. It lies 2.1 km south-south-west of Ludgershall (from Ludgershall: bearing 198°T, OS grid SU 258 489). The village's proximity to the Salisbury Plain Training Area lends it a certain stoic character, a place accustomed to the distant rumble of exercises that echo across the open fields. Here, the light often falls with a painterly quality, catching the subtle greens of pasture and the muted greys of flint-built cottages. The village green, a patch of well-trodden turf, serves as the quiet heart of Perham Down, where the day unfolds at its own unhurried pace. The surrounding countryside, a tapestry of arable land and ancient earthworks, whispers tales of ages past, of travellers and farmers who have long since trod these very paths.
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Explore Perham Down, 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: 51.239078, -1.631638. 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.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |