- Elevation
- 135 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SOU Southampton Airport57 km
- BRS Bristol Airport61 km
About Alton Priors
Alton Priors is a village. Location: Alton, Wiltshire. Elevation: 135 m.
Alton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the adjacent villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, and the nearby hamlet of Honeystreet on the Kennet and Avon Canal. It lies in the Vale of Pewsey about 6 miles (10 km) east of Devizes. The north of the parish is on the Marlborough Downs and includes part of Milk Hill, which is the highest point in Wiltshire at 295 metres (968 ft).
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Climate of Alton Priors
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 71 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (78 mm)
- Driest month
- July (46 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 52 | 58 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 46 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 78 |
How to get to Alton Priors
The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (61 km). The nearest large city is Swindon, 22 km to the north.
Airports
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 57 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 61 kmwest
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 64 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 22 kmnorth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 36 kmwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 54 kmwest
- Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 54 kmeast
- Southampton Population: 269.8K 59 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alton Priors
Within 100 km: 637 historic and cultural sites, 1,061 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km73 places
- Windmill Hill Mountain 9 kmN
- Beacon Hill Mountain 22 kmSE
- Little Down Mountain 21 kmE
- Milk Hill Mountain 2 kmN
25–60 km420 places
- Andersey Island Island 52 kmNE
- Harnham Water Meadows Island 33 kmS
- Rose Isle Island 58 kmNE
- Lock Wood Island Island 55 kmNE
60–100 km1,455 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 83 kmSE
- Isle of Wight Island 85 kmSE
- Brownsea Island Island 75 kmS
- Avon Beach Beach 71 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Woodborough Hill Mountain, Woodborough1.2 km SE
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Golden Ball Hill Mountain, Alton2.5 km NE
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Milk Hill Mountain, Stanton St. Bernard2.1 km N
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Vale of Pewsey Natural site, England3 km S
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Tan Hill Mountain, Allcannings3.7 km NW
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Silbury Hill Mountain, Avebury6.3 km N
Sources & licences
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