Huish is situated on the south-facing edge of the Marlborough Downs, where the downs adjoin the Vale of Pewsey.

Geologically they are continuous with the Marlborough Downs to the west and the Chilterns to the east.

Horpit is on the clay vale to the north-west of the Marlborough Downs.

The landscape is marked by the River Thames guiding the northern border and the Marlborough Downs encroaching to the south.

The best surviving areas of Iron Age farming can be seen on Salisbury Plain, the Marlborough Downs, the Cheviot Hills and other upland areas.

Overton Hill is a 571 ft (174 m) hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, England.

Broome Manor Golf Complex is a golf course set against the backdrop of the Marlborough Downs.

The Marlborough Downs Challenge is an ultramarathon across the Marlborough Downs.

Extracted from the "Julian Cope all purpose mythological mind map of the Marlborough Downs & surrounding area" included as the album insert:

The vale is an extent of lower lying ground separating the chalk downs of Salisbury Plain to the south from the Marlborough Downs to the north.