Pewsey Downs
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Pewsey Downs is a 305.3 hectare
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs north of Pewsey
in Wiltshire
, notified in 1951.
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs north of Pewsey
Pewsey
Pewsey is a large village, often considered a small town, at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire about west of London. It is well connected to London, the West Country and Wales being close to the M4 motorway and the A303. Also, the village is served by Pewsey railway station on the...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, notified in 1951.
Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 14 August 2006)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)