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Site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about two miles
Old_Sarum
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1295–1832
Old Sarum was from 1295 until 1832 a parliamentary constituency of England, Great Britain (until 1800), and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Old_Sarum_(constituency)
Motte-and-bailey castle in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Old Sarum Castle, formerly known as Seresberi Castle, is an 11th century motte-and-bailey castle built in Old Sarum, Wiltshire. It was originally built
Old_Sarum_Castle
Grade I listed cathedral in old Salisbury in United Kingdom
Old Sarum Cathedral was a Catholic cathedral at old Salisbury, England, now known as Old Sarum, between 1092 and 1220. Only its foundations remain, in
Old_Sarum_Cathedral
Airport in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Old Sarum Airfield (ICAO: EGLS) is a grass strip airfield 2 miles (3.2 kilometres)} north-north-east of Salisbury, in Laverstock parish, Wiltshire, England
Old_Sarum_Airfield
Painting by John Constable
Old Sarum is an 1834 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. It features a watercolour depiction of Old Sarum in Wiltshire. Constable
Old_Sarum_(painting)
Latin liturgical use in Britain
The Use of Sarum (or Use of Salisbury, also known as the Sarum Rite) is the liturgical use of the Latin rites developed at Salisbury Cathedral and used
Use_of_Sarum
Cathedral city in Wiltshire, England
Salisbury Plain. An ancient cathedral was north of the present city at Old Sarum. A new cathedral was built near the meeting of the rivers and a settlement
Salisbury
Village in Wiltshire, England
the former manor of Milford, the area near the ancient settlement of Old Sarum, and part of the Hampton Park district on the edge of Salisbury. In 2021
Laverstock
British archaeologist (1851–1941)
Montgomerie, Hawley participated in the first major excavations of the Old Sarum hillfort between 1909 and 1915. These digs were organized by the Society
William_Hawley
Former type of parliamentary borough or constituency in England
had left Old Sarum and by 1240 the majority of the local population had moved to Salisbury (New Sarum). Despite the loss of population, Old Sarum retained
Rotten_and_pocket_boroughs
UK Joint military evaluation unit
located at Old Sarum, the RAF's Air Transport Development Unit (ATDU), located at RAF Abingdon, and a completely new body, formed at Old Sarum as part of
Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit
Joint_Air_Delivery_Test_and_Evaluation_Unit
1987 novel by Edward Rutherfurd
Sarum (also titled Sarum: The Novel of England) is a work of historical fiction by Edward Rutherfurd, first published in 1987. It was Rutherfurd's literary
Sarum_(novel)
Church in Wiltshire, England
tallest in England. The original cathedral in the district was located at Old Sarum, about 2 miles (3 km) north of the present city. In 1197 bishop Herbert
Salisbury_Cathedral
Theological college in Salisbury, England
the completion of the first cathedral at Old Sarum in 1092. After Old Sarum was abandoned in favour of New Sarum (or Salisbury, as it came to be known)
Sarum_College
Topics referred to by the same term
Sarum may refer to: either of two cities in Wiltshire, England: Salisbury, also known as New Sarum Old Sarum, the ruins of old Salisbury Sarum (Newport
Sarum
Footpath in Wiltshire, England
51°04′01″N 1°47′53″W / 51.067°N 1.798°W / 51.067; -1.798 Old Sarum Way is a 32-mile (51 km) long-distance footpath in Wiltshire, England that forms
Old_Sarum_Way
11th-century Bishop of Salisbury and saint
Lord Chancellor (c. 1070–1078) and as the second bishop of Salisbury, or Old Sarum. Osmund, a native of Normandy, accompanied William, Duke of Normandy to
Saint_Osmund
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768
in the West Country, controlling seats such as the rotten borough of Old Sarum. William's mother was Harriet Villiers, the daughter of Edward Villiers-FitzGerald
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham
French/British attack aircraft
Museum, Carlisle Airport, Cumbria. XX734 Jaguar GR1 at BDAC Old Sarum Airfield Museum, Old Sarum, Wiltshire XX741 Jaguar GR1A is in taxiable condition at
SEPECAT_Jaguar
River in the south of England
Site zone of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites, followed by the Old Sarum knoll fortification and the Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscape
River_Avon,_Hampshire
British politician
the House of Commons for Old Sarum from December 1761 until 1768, for Okehampton from 1768 until 1774, and again for Old Sarum from 1774 until he was raised
Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford
Thomas_Pitt,_1st_Baron_Camelford
was a Member of the Parliament of England for Lichfield in 1547 and for Old Sarum in April 1554. http://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/
Edmund_Twyneho
British politician (1736–1812)
1801 for the pocket borough of Old Sarum. When he took his seat two days later an observer described him as "very old" (he was then aged 64) and "lame"
John_Horne_Tooke
Human settlement in England
Castle. Stratford lies south-west of the abandoned medieval settlement of Old Sarum which was also built within the area of the hillfort. The oldest building
Stratford-sub-Castle
Tribe of Anglo-Saxon Britain
that the Gewisse had origins among the ancient Britons at Cair-Caratauc (Old Sarum) in Wiltshire. According to Saxon folklore, the Gewisse were the founders
Gewisse
Roads in the Province of Britannia, 43–410
port, via Winchester (Venta) and Southampton (Clausentum) Silchester – Old Sarum (Sorviodunum), offering connections to Exeter and Dorchester (Durnovaria)
Roman_roads_in_Britannia
British politician
of occasions he was also elected for Old Sarum, which meant that when he chose to sit for Okehampton the Old Sarum seat was free to offer at a by-election
Thomas_Pitt_of_Boconnoc
Welsh scholar and politician (died 1554)
1561 and (with cuts) in 1562. He was elected Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in the parliament called in 1549, but did not serve the entire term. On
William Thomas (MP for Old Sarum and Downton)
William_Thomas_(MP_for_Old_Sarum_and_Downton)
King of Wessex from 534 to 560
into Wiltshire against strong resistance and captured Searobyrig, or Old Sarum, near Salisbury, in 552. In 556, he and his son Ceawlin won a battle against
Cynric
County of England
Abbey Maud Heath's Causeway, near Chippenham Mompesson House, Salisbury Old Sarum, the site of the former cathedral Philipps House & Dinton Park Richard
Wiltshire
British legislature pre-1832
increased in number over the years as many old towns lost population. The two most famous examples were Old Sarum, which by the 18th century had no residents
Unreformed_House_of_Commons
2025 English local election
election on Thursday 1 May 2025". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 2 May 2025. "Old Sarum and Lower Bourne Valley | Unitary council election on Thursday 1 May 2025"
2025 Wiltshire Council election
2025_Wiltshire_Council_election
English royal official
a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Pembroke in 1547, for Old Sarum in 1559 and Caernarvon Boroughs in 1563. Harington lived at Stepney, and
John_Harington_(died_1582)
English judge and writer (1743–1816)
opposition to Charles James Fox's India Bill. In 1784 he was returned M.P. for Old Sarum, by the favour of his intimate friend, Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford
George_Hardinge
Wiltshire landowner and Member of the Parliament of England
In 1414, Long was elected as one of the two members of parliament for Old Sarum, and will have attended Parliament when it met in November. In 1417 he
Robert Long (lawyer and landowner)
Robert_Long_(lawyer_and_landowner)
English bishop
Old Sarum. Disputes between Bishops Herbert and Richard Poore and the sheriffs of Wiltshire led to the removal of the see in the 1220s to New Sarum (modern
Bishop_of_Salisbury
Sporting facility in Wiltshire, England
Women. In 1997, Salisbury City moved to the stadium which was built at Old Sarum and was named after the then chairman, Raymond McEnhill. The stadium capacity
Raymond_McEnhill_Stadium
Roman road in England
split into three routes continuing west: the Port Way to Sorviodunum (Old Sarum), Ermin Way to Glevum (Gloucester), and the road to Aquae Sulis (Bath)
Devil's Highway (Roman Britain)
Devil's_Highway_(Roman_Britain)
Scheme to identify Roman roads in Britain
(3d) – Caistor St Edmund 4 Port Way London – (4a) – Silchester – (4b) – Old Sarum – (4c) – Badbury Rings – (4d) – Dorchester – (4e) – Poole Harbour – (4f)
Margary_numbers
English politician (1645–1716)
general election, the return for Old Sarum was declared void, and Hawles was returned as Member of Parliament for Old Sarum at the re-election there on 25
John_Hawles
English diplomat and politician (c. 1515–1571)
was elected knight of the shire for Northamptonshire and then MP for Old Sarum (November 1553, which by then was already a rotten borough), Lyme Regis
Nicholas_Throckmorton
English antiquary (1854–1919)
1915, he participated in the first major excavation of the hillfort at Old Sarum, along with William Hawley and Duncan Montgomerie. Hope married Myrrha
William_Henry_St_John_Hope
Irish politician (1763-1818)
rotten borough of Old Sarum in the 1802 election. He was the brother of James Alexander, who was also a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum, and who bought
Henry Alexander (Irish politician)
Henry_Alexander_(Irish_politician)
English politician
Bedwyn in 1420 (in the 9th Parliament of Henry V, 8 Hen. 5 / 8 H. 5) and Old Sarum in 1423 (in the 2nd Parliament of Henry VI, 2 Hen. 6 / 2 H. 6). Members
John_Everard_(died_1445)
English politician
MP Robert Giles. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Old Sarum in 1417, Marlborough in December 1421, Calne in 1422 and 1423, Wilton
John_Giles_(MP_fl._1417–1435)
Free-fall gravity nuclear bomb
operational rounds are on display: Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum Airfield (sectioned); Former Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE)
WE.177
Prehistoric monument in England
During the 1920 restoration, William Hawley, who had excavated nearby Old Sarum, excavated the base of six stones and the outer ditch. He also located
Stonehenge
English politician
Cambridge, he was returned as a Member of the Parliament of England for Old Sarum from 1562 to 1563. Upon the death of his father in 1569, he inherited
Edward_Herbert_(died_1595)
British general election. He was brought in as Member of Parliament for Old Sarum by Thomas Pitt at a by-election on 1 March 1728. In Parliament he voted
Matthew_St_Quintin
"Norsebury Ring Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017. "Old Winchester Hill hillfort Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 July
List_of_hillforts_in_England
in 552 AD with the victory of Saxon Cynric over the native Britons at Old Sarum, by which the way was opened to Salisbury Plain. Four years later, pushing
History_of_Wiltshire
Iron Age hill fort in east Dorset, England
a junction with Ackling Dyke, a Roman road which headed northeast to Old Sarum (Sorviodunum). Another road ran across country in a north by northwest
Badbury_Rings
British politician
Hastings, retaining his seat until July 1802, when he was returned for Old Sarum. In February 1801 he was sent on a diplomatic errand to Copenhagen, and
Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley
Nicholas_Vansittart,_1st_Baron_Bexley
English antiquarian (1570/71–1631)
of the king and Parliament. In 1624, Cotton was elected to represent Old Sarum after the previous member, Sir Arthur Ingram, decided to sit for York
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington
Sir_Robert_Cotton,_1st_Baronet,_of_Connington
Section of Roman road in England
Roman road in England which runs for 22 miles (35 km) southwest from Old Sarum (Sorviodunum) to the hill fort at Badbury Rings (Vindocladia). Part of
Ackling_Dyke
Caer Dourbruf Durobrivae Cantiacorum Cantiaci Kent Town No Salisbury (Old Sarum) Caer Sallwg Sorbiodunum Atrebates Wiltshire City Yes Shrewsbury (Wroxeter)
Roman_cities_in_Britain
British historian and life peer
the 2025 Political Peerages; she was created as Baroness Antrobus, of Old Sarum in the County of Wiltshire on 28 January 2026. On 21 July 2026, she was
Sophy Antrobus, Baroness Antrobus
Sophy_Antrobus,_Baroness_Antrobus
County of England
Dobunnorum, modern Cirencester, and Old Sarum respectively. Other roads connected Venta Belgarum with Old Sarum, Wickham and Clausentum. A road presumed
Hampshire
Interceptor aircraft, British, 1960s–1980s
the second prototype P.1A at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum, Wiltshire, England XG329 P.1B/Lightning F.1 pre-production aircraft at
English_Electric_Lightning
British merchant, colonial administrator and politician (1653–1726)
buy the manor of Stratford, Wiltshire and its surrounding borough of Old Sarum. With that acquisition he gained a seat in the House of Commons, as it
Thomas_Pitt
English politician
[citation needed] He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Old Sarum in 1417. He was Mayor of Salisbury in 1426–27. His main occupation is
John_Noble_(MP)
Pottery produced in Wiltshire, England
found at Old Sarum in stratified layers dated to the middle of the 11th century. Demand for Laverstock ware was particularly high when Old Sarum was relocated
Laverstock_ware
Former episcopal title used by medieval English-Catholic diocesan bishops
bishopric of Sherborne to form the diocese of Sarum (Salisbury), and the see was translated to Old Sarum in 1075. Since 1974 the Bishop of Ramsbury is
Bishop_of_Ramsbury_(ancient)
Irish politician and colonial administrator (1777–1839)
Nicholas Vansittart, whom he returned for the notoriously rotten borough of Old Sarum, Wiltshire. He had bought this borough and estate in 1802, for c.£43,000
Du Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon
Du_Pré_Alexander,_2nd_Earl_of_Caledon
English politician
English politician. He was a member (MP) of the parliament of England for Old Sarum in 1586, and sat in the Irish House of Commons in 1585 as an MP for County
Edward_Berkeley_(died_1596)
Roman road built in Britain around the 1st and 2nd centuries AD
of Oakhill, it crossed the Roman road along the Mendip ridgeway from Old Sarum to the lead and silver mines at Charterhouse. The Fosse Way passes through
Fosse_Way
Member of the Parliament of England
a lawyer. He was Member of Parliament for Ludgershall in 1588–9, and Old Sarum in 1601. Clarendon venerated his father's memory, describing him as the
Henry_Hyde_(died_1634)
the Charter Trustees of the City of New Sarum (The city of Salisbury's formal name was New Sarum cf. Old Sarum from 1227 until 2009) Letters Patent dated
List of cities in the United Kingdom
List_of_cities_in_the_United_Kingdom
Iron Age hillfort in Wiltshire, England
Camp to the north, Yarnbury Castle to the west and Figsbury Ring and Old Sarum to the south. Ogbury Camp, 3 miles (5 km) to the south, may have been
Vespasian's_Camp
Roman road in southern England
in modern-day Hampshire) in a south-westerly direction to Sorbiodunum (Old Sarum, Wiltshire). Often associated with the Roman Empire, the road may have
Port_Way
British politician
Katherine FitzGerald. In 1705 Pitt was returned as Member of Parliament for Old Sarum, a pocket borough controlled by his family. He retained the seat at the
Robert_Pitt
British-Jamaican plantation owner and politician
politician who sat in the House of Commons for the rotten borough of Old Sarum from 1734 to 1741. Robert Nedham was the son of Robert Nedham, a slave
Robert_Nedham
13th-century Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Durham, and Bishop of Salisbury
Cathedral and the City of Salisbury, moved from the nearby fortress of Old Sarum. He served as Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of
Richard_Poore
Painting by John Constable
Turner and Constable: Rivals and Originals along with another watercolour Old Sarum. Constable also produced a small oil painting around this time, known
Stonehenge_(painting)
2014 British TV series or programme
2018. "Secrets from the Sky Old Sarum Series 1 Episode 2 - Radio Times". Retrieved 22 October 2018. "Stonehenge and Old Sarum feature in new ITV series
Secrets_from_the_Sky
15th-century illuminated manuscript
marking the 998 move of the bishop's see from Sherborne to Salisbury via Old Sarum. Given that the scribes were thus aware of the church's history, it is
Sherborne_Missal
English politician (1670–1714)
1670 – 12 July 1714) was an English Whig politician. He sat as MP for Old Sarum from 1698 till 1705, 11 December 1705 till 1708 and Wilton from 1708 till
Charles_Mompesson
Conservative 105 28 January 2026 (a.m.) Sophy Antrobus Baroness Antrobus of Old Sarum in the County of Wiltshire Labour 106 28 January 2026 (p.m.) Mike Dixon
List of life peerages (2024–present)
List_of_life_peerages_(2024–present)
City in Hampshire, England
Portus Adurni (Portchester), Clausentum (Bitterne) and Sorviodunum (Old Sarum, Wiltshire). A modern recreational footpath from Winchester to Salisbury
Winchester
Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain
519, intending to cross the River Avon and block a road which connected Old Sarum and Badbury Rings, a British stronghold. The battle appears to have ended
Wessex
British politician
Bodmin. In the same year, he also brokered the purchase of the burgages of Old Sarum from Camelford by Du Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon. He was Member
Josias_Porcher
English politician
defeated in the election of November 1640 and was returned as MP for Old Sarum in a by-election early in 1641. He gave evidence in favour of Strafford
Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet
Sir_William_Savile,_3rd_Baronet
Town in Somerset, England
road ran from the west of the Mendips passing south of Frome en route to Old Sarum (Salisbury) and Clausentum (Southampton) or to Moriconium (Hamworthy near
Frome
British politician
Otford. He was returned for Sussex in a by-election in 1742, and for Old Sarum at the 1747 election. He served as a Lord of the Treasury from 1743 until
Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset
Charles_Sackville,_2nd_Duke_of_Dorset
Anglo-Irish poet and courtier
be the worst poet in England. Denham became a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in 1661, became a Fellow of the Royal Society on 20 May 1663, and became
John_Denham_(poet)
Supposed 577 battle between West Saxons and Britons
bloody defeats, the battles of Charford, and Badbury, and Barbury and Old Sarum, within a mile or two of the place of our meeting, until the decisive
Battle_of_Deorham
an accidental shipboard explosion in 1748. Pinckney Wilkinson, MP for Old Sarum 1774–1784, who was incapacitated by a stroke from 1782. Sir William Middleton
Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom
Records_of_members_of_parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Member of the Parliament of England
succeeded his father in 1595. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in 1593 and served as Sheriff of Devon for 1622–3. He married Mary Champernown
Edmund_Fortescue_(died_1624)
Church in Dorset, England
single see with its seat at Old Sarum, so Sherborne remained an abbey church but was no longer a cathedral. The bishop (in Old Sarum) remained the nominal head
Sherborne_Abbey
British politician (1771–1839)
1820, he and his brother James jointly purchased the rotten borough of Old Sarum from their cousin Du Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon, and returned
Josias_Alexander
Hillfort in Wiltshire, England
Fosbury Camp Grovely Castle Knook Castle Liddington Castle Membury Camp Old Sarum Ringsbury Camp Roundway Down Scratchbury Camp Sidbury Hill Vespasian's
Barbury_Castle
Prehistoric hillfort in Dorset, England
a fog came on. I nearly got lost in the dark inside the earthworks, the old hump-backed man I had parted from on the other side of the hill, who was
Hambledon_Hill
British politician and private banker
he and his brother, Josias, jointly purchased the rotten borough of Old Sarum from their cousin, the 2nd Earl of Caledon, who had been arranging the
James_Alexander_(1769–1848)
English landowner and Tory politician
building 50 new churches. In 1722, he was returned by Robert Pitt for Old Sarum at a by-election on 30 May 1726 and did not stand again at the 1727 British
George_Pitt_(died_1735)
144th season in existence of Bristol Rovers FC
11 July 2026 Friendly Salisbury 2–3 Bristol Rovers Old Sarum 14:00 BST Odokonyero 23', 45' Report Cavegn 16' Purrington 34' Rijks 50' Stadium: Raymond
2026–27 Bristol Rovers F.C. season
2026–27_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._season
English politician, died 1672
gentleman pensioners from 1639 to at least 1642. He became the member for Old Sarum in the Short Parliament, probably through the influence of William Cecil
William_Howard_(died_1672)
Lower house of the UK Parliament
such as Gatton. Among the most notorious of these "rotten boroughs" were Old Sarum, which had only six voters for two MPs, and Dunwich, which had largely
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom
Ground obstacle to slow an attacking force
A ditch and earth bank at Old Sarum, near Salisbury in England, dating from the Iron Age.
Ditch_(fortification)
located, between 1075 and 1228, on the hill top near the ancient fort at Old Sarum. In the early 13th century it was decided to move the location of the
Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England
Architecture_of_the_medieval_cathedrals_of_England
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