Countess
Countess is a locality in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England and has about 301 residents. Countess is situated nearby to the locality Ratfyn, as well as near the village West Amesbury.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blick Mead and Woodhenge.
Blick Mead
Archaeological site
Blick Mead is a chalkland spring in Wiltshire, England, separated by the River Avon from the northwest edge of the town of Amesbury. It is close to an Iron Age hillfort known as Vespasian's Camp and about a mile east of the Stonehenge ancient monument.
Woodhenge
Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
Woodhenge is a Neolithic Class II henge and timber circle monument within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, England. It is 2 miles northeast of Stonehenge, in Durrington parish, just north of the town of Amesbury.
Vespasian’s Camp
Cliff
Photo: Psychostevouk, Public domain.
Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort just west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. The hillfort is less than 3 kilometres from the Neolithic and Bronze Age site of Stonehenge, and was built on a hill next to the Stonehenge Avenue; it has the River Avon on its southern side and the A303 road on its northern edge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bulford and Durrington.
Bulford
Village
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington and about 1.5 miles north of the town of Amesbury.
Durrington
Village
Photo: Shqippy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Durrington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village lies about 2 miles north of the town of Amesbury, 10 miles north-northeast of the city of Salisbury, and 2+1⁄2 miles northeast of the Stonehenge monument.
Stonehenge Landscape
Locality
Photo: Ranger Steve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stonehenge Landscape is a property of The National Trust, located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The estate covers 2,100 acres surrounding the Neolithic monument of Stonehenge, which is administered by English Heritage. Stonehenge Landscape is situated 2 miles west of Countess.
Countess
- Type: Locality with 301 residents
- Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.17859° or 51° 10′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.78442° or 1° 47′ 4″ westPopulation
301Elevation
236 feet (72 metres)Open location code
9C3W56H8+C6GeoNames ID
9199894
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