Amesbury Abbey

Amesbury Abbey is a Grade I listed mansion in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, built in the 1830s for Sir Edmund Antrobus to designs of Thomas Hopper. The house, which stands in Grade II* listed parkland, is now used as a care home.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury and Vespasian’s Camp.

Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury

Church

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The Church of St Mary and St Melor is the parish church of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire. The Grade I listed church dates from the 12th century and may be connected with the 10th-century Amesbury Priory or its 12th-century successor, Amesbury Abbey. Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury is situated 980 feet south of Amesbury Abbey.

Vespasian’s Camp

Cliff

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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. Vespasian’s Camp is situated 1,400 feet west of Amesbury Abbey.

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. Blick Mead is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Amesbury Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bulford and Durrington.

Bulford

Village

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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. Bulford is situated 1½ miles northeast of Amesbury Abbey.

Durrington

Village

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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. Durrington is situated 2 miles north of Amesbury Abbey.

Stonehenge Landscape

Locality

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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 Amesbury Abbey.

Amesbury Abbey

Type: Building
Description: 19th-century mansion in Wiltshire, England, UK
Category: mansion
Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1745° or 51° 10′ 28″ north

Longitude

-1.78539° or 1° 47′ 7″ west

Elevation

233 feet (71 metres)

Open location code

9C3W56F7+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 152664898

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

12047336

Wikidata ID

Q107042662

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Turkish: “Amesbury Abbey”

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