Other places · South West England
Cherhill White Horse
Cherhill White Horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down in Wiltshire, England, just outside the village of Cherhill and about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Calne. Dating from the late 18th century, it is
Michael Dibb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Cherhill White Horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down in Wiltshire, England, just outside the village of Cherhill and about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Calne. Dating from the late 18th century, it is one of the oldest hill figures of its type in Great Britain. The figure is also sometimes known as the Oldbury White Horse.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Cherhill White Horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down in Wiltshire, England, just outside the village of Cherhill and about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Calne. Dating from the late 18th century, it is one of the oldest hill figures of its type in Great Britain. The figure is also sometimes known as the Oldbury White Horse.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The figure was first cut in 1780 by Dr Christopher Alsop of Calne, who created it by removing turf to expose the underlying chalk. Its original dimensions were approximately 165 ft by 220 ft. Alsop, who served as Guild Steward of the Borough of Calne, has been described as "the mad doctor" and is said to have directed the work from a distance using a megaphone. The design may have been influenced by the work of his contemporary, the painter George Stubbs. During the week of the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937, the figure was floodlit, and the letters "GE" were illuminated above it in red lights powered by a generator at the base of the hill. Thirteen white horses…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4252, -1.9298
- Address
- Cherhill Down, Wiltshire, England
- Established
- 1780
Sources
- wikipedia: Cherhill White Horse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Castles · South West England
Devizes White Horse
Devizes White Horse, officially known as the Devizes Millennium White Horse, is a chalk hill figure of a horse located on Bank Field, an escarpment at Roundway Hill, on the outskirts of the town of De
📷 3Other places · South West England
Alton Barnes White Horse
Alton Barnes White Horse is a chalk hill figure of a white horse located on Milk Hill, some 914 yards, 1,000 metres, north of the village of Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, England. The horse is approximatel
📷 3Breweries · South West England
Wadworth Brewery
Devizes' Victorian family brewery (1875), home of 6X bitter.
📷 3Breweries · South West England
Black Swan Hotel, Devizes
The Black Swan Hotel is a traditional inn and hotel in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. Overlooking the Market Place on the A360 road, the inn was built in 1737. It is associated with the nearby Wadworth
📷 3Battlefields & battle sites · South West England
West Woods
West Woods in England South West, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · South West England
Marden Henge
Marden Henge (also known as Hatfield Earthworks) is the largest Neolithic henge enclosure discovered to date in the United Kingdom. The monument is north-east of the village of Marden, Wiltshire, with
More places in this region
📷 5Other places · South West England
Bideford Pannier Market
Bideford Pannier Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Other places · South West England
Equestrian Statue of William III
Equestrian Statue of William III — Public artwork (statue) by John Michael Rysbrack.
.jpg?width=1200)
📷 5Other places · South West England
Mary Anning
Mary Anning — Public artwork (statue) by Denise Dutton.
_60.jpg?width=1200)
📷 5Other places · South West England
Pannier Market
Pannier Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cherhill White Horse?
- Cherhill White Horse is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4252°, -1.9298°.
- When was Cherhill White Horse built?
- Cherhill White Horse dates to 1780.