Mountain

Urchfont Hill

Located in Urchfont, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°17′56″ N 1°56′37″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 218 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Urchfont; 1.5 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport55 km; SOU Southampton Airport56 km

About Urchfont Hill

Urchfont Hill is a mountain. Location: Urchfont, Wiltshire. Elevation: 218 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Etchilhampton Hill and Potterne Field.

Photos of Urchfont Hill

Devizes Castle Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Urchfont Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (80 mm)
Driest month: July (43 mm)

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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).

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Climate of Urchfont Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	11°	15°	18°	21°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	77	52	59	46	50	55	43	56	65	68	73	80

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Urchfont Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 30 km to the west.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 55 kmwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 56 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 58 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Bath Population: 101.6K 30 kmwest
Swindon Population: 201.7K 31 kmnorth
Bristol Population: 479K 49 kmwest
Southampton Population: 269.8K 58 kmsoutheast
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 60 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Urchfont Hill

Within 100 km: 632 historic and cultural sites, 1,062 natural sites, 225 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

Windmill Hill Mountain 17 kmN
Beacon Hill Mountain 20 kmSE
Milk Hill Mountain 11 kmNE
Hackpen Hill Mountain 21 kmNE

25–60 km427 places

Harnham Water Meadows Island 28 kmS
Bathing Island Island 49 kmSW
Fish's Island Island 49 kmSW
Ham Island Island 34 kmSE

60–100 km1,408 places

Portsea Island Natural site 83 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 83 kmSE
Brownsea Island Island 68 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Urchfont Village, Urchfont
1.5 km N
Market Lavington Village, Market Lavington
2.7 km SW
Townsend Neighbourhood, Urchfont
1.5 km N
Cuckoo's Corner Neighbourhood, Urchfont
1.7 km N
Easterton Municipality, Wiltshire
1.4 km S
Eastcott Village, Easterton
1.6 km W

Urchfont Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Etchilhampton Hill Mountain, Etchilhampton
4.7 km N
Potterne Field Mountain, Potterne
4.9 km NW
Lavington Down Mountain, West Lavington
6.1 km SW
West Lavington Down Mountain, West Lavington
6.7 km SW
Erlestoke Park Natural site, Wiltshire
7.6 km W
Vale of Pewsey Natural site, England
8.6 km NE
West Lavington Historic site, West Lavington
4.4 km W
Roundway Hill Mountain, Bishops Cannings
9.3 km N

Urchfont Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026