
What is recorded here
Windmill Down is a low chalk hill, likely less than 150 meters in height, typical of the South Downs geology. Its name suggests historical association with a windmill, though no specific folklore or prominence records are widely documented. It matters as a local landmark within the Winchester area's topographic and historical landscape.
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Places near here
WhitedaleListed building · 657 yd
Church of St Peter and St PaulListed building · 885 yd
Home DownMountain / peak · 1683 yd
Boarhuts CopseWood · 1687 yd
Lower Grenville CopseWood · 1.1 mi
Broadhalfpenny DownMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Monument opposite Bat and Ball pubMonument or public art · 1.8 mi
Long Barrow near Stocks Down FarmAncient burial place · 2.3 mi
The Sustainability CentreHeritage attraction · 2.7 mi
South Downs WayVisitor information · 3.4 mi
Owl SculpturePublic sculpture · 3.5 mi
Source of the River MeonSpring · 3.6 miOther information
Photo: Margaret Sutton · CC BY-SA 2.0