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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Amesbury like this:
Amesbury, par. and town, S. Wilts, 7½ m. N. of Salisbury, on river Avon, 5936 ac., pop. 1127; P.O., T.O.; contains the seat of A. Abbey. Market-day, Friday. Stonehenge is 2 miles W. of Amesbury.
Amesbury is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Amesbury itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Amesbury in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/11492
Date accessed: 22nd January 2026
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