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The Ridgeway

The Ridgeway is a ridgeway or ancient trackway described as Britain's oldest road. The section clearly identified as an ancient trackway extends from Wiltshire along the chalk ridge of the Berkshire Downs to the River Thames at the Goring Gap, part of the Icknield Way which ran, not always on the ridge, from Salisbury Plain to East Anglia. The route was adapted and extended as a National Trail, created in 1972.

Located at 51.5633, -1.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient trackways in England, Geography of Wiltshire, Geography of Oxfordshire, Geography of Berkshire, Geography of Buckinghamshire, Archaeological sites in Wiltshire, Archaeological sites in Oxfordshire, Archaeological sites in Berkshire, Archaeological sites in Buckinghamshire, Archaeological sites in Hertfordshire, Long-distance footpaths in England, Protected areas of Wiltshire, Protected areas of Buckinghamshire, Protected areas of Hertfordshire, Protected areas of Oxfordshire, Protected areas of Berkshire, Footpaths in Hertfordshire, Chiltern Hills

DIDO (nuclear reactor)

DIDO was a nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. It used enriched uranium metal fuel, and heavy water as both neutron moderator and primary coolant. There was also a graphite neutron reflector surrounding the core. In the design phase, DIDO was known as AE334 after its engineering design number.

Located at 51.5688, -1.32556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neutron facilities, Nuclear research reactors, Science and technology in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Oxfordshire

PLUTO reactor

PLUTO was a nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom, one of five reactors on the site. It was based on the design of DIDO and used enriched uranium metal fuel, and heavy water as both neutron moderator and primary coolant. There was also a graphite neutron reflector surrounding the core. PLUTO was the third DIDO class reactor to become operational, after DIDO itself and HIFAR.

Located at 51.5697, -1.32809 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Nuclear research reactors, Science and technology in the United Kingdom, Nuclear technology in the United Kingdom

Scutchamer Knob

Scutchamer Knob, also known as Cuckhamsley Hill and occasionally as Scotsman's Knob or Beacon Hill, is an early Iron Age round barrow on the Ridgeway National Trail at East Hendred Down in the English county of Oxfordshire. Originally called Cwichelmeshlaew or Cwichelm's Barrow, it is recorded as having been the place where King Edwin of Northumbria killed Cwichelm of Wessex in AD 636 and, in the Middle Ages, became the meeting point of the Shire Moot (or market) which was abolished in 1620.

Located at 51.5624, -1.3428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Oxfordshire, History of Berkshire, History of Oxfordshire, Iron Age sites in England, Archaeological sites in Oxfordshire