The Vale of Wardour lies east of the town of Shaftesbury and is a relatively small but varied landscape. Named after the village of Wardour, its main river is the Nadder which flows from west to east through the vale. In the west the Nadder is fed by its main tributary, the Sem; in the east the valley ends around Wilton where the Nadder is joined by the Wylye. The largest village in the vale is Tisbury.[2]
Geologically the Vale of Wardour is complex. The Nadder flows through a clay valley surrounded by hills of Purbeck, Portland, and Lower and Upper Greensand.The Gault, thickness up to 27.5 m (90 ft.), is also present in the Vale, notable are the numerous phosphatic nodules it contains. [3]
vale, wardour, encompasses, valley, river, nadder, county, wiltshire, england, stream, flowing, into, river, nadder, near, wardourfloor, elevation121, geographycoordinates51, contents, geography, topography, natural, region, geology, sights, referencesgeograph. The Vale of Wardour encompasses the valley of the River Nadder in the county of Wiltshire England 1 Vale of WardourStream flowing into the River Nadder near WardourFloor elevation121 4 m 398 ft 1 GeographyCoordinates51 03 22 N 2 04 23 W 51 056 N 2 073 W 51 056 2 073 1 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Topography 1 2 Natural region 1 3 Geology 2 Sights 3 ReferencesGeography editTopography edit The Vale of Wardour lies east of the town of Shaftesbury and is a relatively small but varied landscape Named after the village of Wardour its main river is the Nadder which flows from west to east through the vale In the west the Nadder is fed by its main tributary the Sem in the east the valley ends around Wilton where the Nadder is joined by the Wylye The largest village in the vale is Tisbury 2 Natural region edit The vale is a western tongue of National Character Area 133 Blackmore Vale and Vale of Wardour designated by Natural England To the north is number 132 Salisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs and to the south is number 134 Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase The area extends west almost as far as Barford St Martin where the Nadder valley narrows 2 Geology edit Geologically the Vale of Wardour is complex The Nadder flows through a clay valley surrounded by hills of Purbeck Portland and Lower and Upper Greensand The Gault thickness up to 27 5 m 90 ft is also present in the Vale notable are the numerous phosphatic nodules it contains 3 Sights editAncient hillforts Castle Rings and Castle Ditches Fovant Badges Old Wardour Castle Philipps HouseReferences edit a b c About Vale of Wardour at www ordnancesurvey co uk Retrieved 25 Feb 2018 a b NCA Profile 133 Blackmore Vale and Vale of Wardour NE539 at publications naturalengland org uk Retrieved 25 Feb 2018 The Hampshire Basin and Adjoining Areas 3rd edition C P Chatwin HMSO 1960 page 50 nbsp This article about a location in Wiltshire is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vale of Wardour amp oldid 1083666525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
