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Amesbury (/ ˈ eɪ m z b ər i /) is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is known for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is within the parish. The town is claimed to be the oldest occupied settlement in Great Britain, having been first settled around 8820 BC. [ 2 ]
The relationship between the church and the 10th-century Amesbury Priory or its 12th-century successor, Amesbury Abbey, is uncertain. The only archaeological evidence of the monasteries comes from construction work in 1859–1860 when extensive medieval foundations, including a richly tiled floor, [ 11 ] were found immediately north of the ...
This is a list of settlements in Wiltshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. In 2011, there were 19 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Wiltshire . These are shown in the table below along with some less populous settlements.
The road begins in Salisbury at the Castle roundabout and travels north out of the city, passing close to Old Sarum Castle, taking a predominantly straight line to Boscombe Down and then Amesbury before meeting the A303 at Countess roundabout, where it shares Countess Services with the major road.
For these "special post towns", the former postal county is shown in brackets below. Since 1996, counties are not required for any address. Since 1996, counties are not required for any address. Postcode district codes are also known as "outward codes".
Allington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Amesbury and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the village of Boscombe; both villages are on the River Bourne and the A338 road. Most of the west boundary of the parish is also the county boundary with Hampshire.
Netheravon is a village and civil parish on the River Avon and A345 road, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the town of Amesbury in Wiltshire, South West England. It is within Salisbury Plain. The village is on the right (west) bank of the Avon, opposite Fittleton. The parish extends west onto Netheravon Down.
The road from Amesbury to Mere passed through both Deptford and Wylye, and was turnpiked in 1761. The river crossing north of Wylye village, near the mill, was a ford until a bridge was built in the mid-18th century. The Wilton–Warminster road crosses the Amesbury road at Deptford, and was also turnpiked in 1761. These roads were designated ...