Katherine, the latter's widow, gave shelter to the future Charles II at Heale House in October 1651 during his flight after the Battle of Worcester.

[11] From 1917 to 1919, 160 acres (65 ha) on both sides of the road was the site of Lake Down Aerodrome, a training airfield for the Royal Flying Corps and the United States Air Service.

The airfield's six hangars and other buildings were removed but a water tower, engine shed and workshop survive.

[12] A prisoner-of-war camp was sited south of Druid's Lodge during the Second World War, but the buildings no longer exist.

[3] Nearby is a small stone shelter, erected as a memorial to Lieutenant Colonel F. G. G. Bailey (d. 1951), who lived at Lake House, Wilsford.

[13] Further south is Camp Down, a chalk grassland SSSI notified for its rich variety of plants.

Heale House, near Middle Woodford, is Grade I listed[14] and was enlarged in 1670–1700 for Robert Hyde; its notable gardens were designed by Harold Peto.

Also at Middle Woodford, the former water mill in flint and chalk chequerwork dates from the 18th century,[19] and the village cross has a medieval plinth, base and shaft.

[3] The Court House, on the east side of the road, on the site of the manor of the bishops of Salisbury, has one block from the 16th century and a second of 1840.

[25] Stained glass in the east window and two in the north aisle was designed by Ninian Comper, early in the 20th century.

[28] A list of prebends from 1220 to 1860 is displayed in the church and includes Robert, Archdeacon of Dorset who became the first antipope residing in Avignon in France, with the title Pope Clement VII.