Undulating, mostly barren chalk plateau, c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), Wiltshire,
S England. It is noted chiefly as the site of ancient monuments, of which
Stonehenge is the most famous. The region is also an army training ground.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
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