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CherhillCherhill is a village in Wiltshire, England (UK) It is located on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough about 90 miles West of London It is known for the White Horse cut in 1780 and Landsdowne obelisk on the Cherhill Downs and the crop circles that appeared in the fields at the bottom of the Downs. The area around the Horse and obelisk is owned by the National Trust http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk Cherhill is a village of 600-700 people with a mixture of housing ranging from thatched cottages to newly built detached houses. It has a church, school, pub, village hall and cricket team. It is located in the Wiltshire North parliamentary constituency and governed by Cherhill Parish Council, North Wiltshire District Council http://www.northwilts.gov.uk/ and Wiltshire County Council http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk. The 'Cherhill Gang' were a famous group of highway men who operated in the 18th century on the London to Bath main road (now A4) which passes through the village - they were noted for their robbery technique of attacking carriages passing through the village whilst naked to shock the passengers into handing over their money and so that they could not be identified. External Links White Horse
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