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Little Solsbury Hill (more commonly known as Solsbury Hill) is a small flat-topped hill and the site of an Iron Age hill fort. It is located above the village of Batheaston in Somerset, England. The hill rises to above the River Avon which is just over to the south. It is within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It gives impressive views of the city of Bath and the surrounding area. The hill was immortalised in 1977 by Peter Gabriel in his song 'Solsbury Hill'.

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  • Little Solsbury Hill (more commonly known as Solsbury Hill) is a small flat-topped hill and the site of an Iron Age hill fort. It is located above the village of Batheaston in Somerset, England. The hill rises to above the River Avon which is just over to the south. It is within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It gives impressive views of the city of Bath and the surrounding area. The hill was immortalised in 1977 by Peter Gabriel in his song 'Solsbury Hill'.
  • "Solsbury Hill" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel about a spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England. Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from theprogressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception. The song was his debut single. The single was a Top 20 hit in the UK and reached the #68 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. The song uses a 7/4 time signature for the vast majority of the song. The last two measures of each chorus are in 4/4.
  • "Solsbury Hill" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel. It's about a spiritual experience on the Hill Solsbury Hill in Somerset (England), and was released in 1977. Gabriel wrote this song after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he is the lead singer since the creation of the band was. The song describes, between the lines, his departure from Genesis. Solsbury Hill was his debut single. It was a top-20 hit in England and reached the top 70 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song consists mainly of a 7/4 rhythm. The last two bars of each chorus are in 4/4.
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  • Solsbury Hill
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  • Scheduled Ancient Monument
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  • "Solsbury Hill" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel about a spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England. Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from theprogressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception. The song was his debut single. The single was a Top 20 hit in the UK and reached the #68 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. It has been used in a number of movies, for example in the soundtracks of the 2001 film Vanilla Sky, and the 2004 film In Good Company. Its prevalence has been called "ubiquitous", particularly its inclusion in a satirical re-cut trailer of The Shining. The song has been covered by many artists, including Lou Reed, moe., Dave Matthews, Erasure, Sarah McLachlan, Sagaand Justin Hines, among others. The song uses a 7/4 time signature for the vast majority of the song. The last two measures of each chorus are in 4/4.
  • Little Solsbury Hill (more commonly known as Solsbury Hill) is a small flat-topped hill and the site of an Iron Age hill fort. It is located above the village of Batheaston in Somerset, England. The hill rises to above the River Avon which is just over to the south. It is within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It gives impressive views of the city of Bath and the surrounding area. The hill was immortalised in 1977 by Peter Gabriel in his song 'Solsbury Hill'. It is sometimes misspelled as Salisbury, or Solisbury, perhaps because of confusion with Salisbury Plain (a plateau in southern England), or the city of Salisbury. Salisbury and Solsbury can be difficult to distinguish in speech, as Salisbury is often pronounced "Saulsbury" and sometimes the "a" in "Salisbury" is pronounced as an "o", and the "i" is elided, making the pronunciations of the two words practically identical. The name Solsbury may be derived from the Celtic god Sulis, a deity worshipped at the thermal spring in nearby Bath.
  • "Solsbury Hill" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel. It's about a spiritual experience on the Hill Solsbury Hill in Somerset (England), and was released in 1977. Gabriel wrote this song after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he is the lead singer since the creation of the band was. The song describes, between the lines, his departure from Genesis. Solsbury Hill was his debut single. It was a top-20 hit in England and reached the top 70 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been used in several feature films, for example in the soundtrack to Vanilla Sky from 2001 and 2004 In Good Company . In addition, the song has been covered by several artists, such as Dave Matthews, Erasure, Sarah McLachlan and Saga. The song consists mainly of a 7/4 rhythm. The last two bars of each chorus are in 4/4.
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