(Village near Alderbury)
Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
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| Place | Whaddon |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.035205 |
| Longitude | -1.720565 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whaddon holds a quiet stillness, defined by the low, rolling chalk ridges that define the southern Wiltshire landscape. It lies 4.1 miles south-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 126°T, OS grid SU 196 262), and is situated south-east of Alderbury village. The light here seems to catch the flint and brickwork of the older houses, softening the edges of the afternoon as it tilts toward the horizon. To the east, the chalk escarpment of Pepperbox Hill rises sharply, acting as a silent sentinel over the fields and lanes that connect the scattered dwellings of Whaddon. Down towards the west, the air cools near the banks of the River Avon, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate intent through the meadows. The nearby presence of Longford Castle adds a sense of historical weight to the wider valley, its triangular towers punctuating the distant treeline. Local life here remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons, far removed from the sharp urgency of the nearby city. Whaddon maintains an unassuming character, where the focus remains on the texture of the soil and the long shadows cast by the setting sun.
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Explore Whaddon, 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: 51.035205, -1.720565. 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 | August 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. |