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It is known for the White Horse cut in 1780 , Landsdowne obelisk on the Cherhill Downs and the Crop Circle s that appeared in the fields at the bottom of the Downs. The area around the Horse and obelisk is owned by the National Trust . Cherhill has a population of 6-700 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. Cherhill is located in the {Link without Title} . The Cherhill Gang were a notorious 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 of the wealthy Londoners whilst naked to shock the passengers into handing over their money and so that they could not be identified. EXTERNAL LINKS
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