Avebury

Avebury is a village in , famous for its neolithic stone circle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The henge and stone circles are thought to date from about 2500 BC to 2000 BC and are roughly contemporary with the more famous 20 mi to the south.
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  • Village with 582 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 502 feet (153 metres)
  • Description: village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Abery”
    “Avebury, Wiltshire”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Avebury and West Kennet Long Barrow.

Nature reserve
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is a Neolithic henge monument containing three…

Archaeological site
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The , also known as South Long…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Overton and Berwick Bassett.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Avebury.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish… is situated 2 miles north of Avebury.

Village
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is a small village and civil…

Avebury

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Latitude
51.428° or 51° 25′ 41″ north
Longitude
-1.8572° or 1° 51′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C3WC4HV+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 23212681
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­henge
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2656760
Wiki­data ID
Q1234698

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Avebury” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Avebury (herria)”
  • Basque: “Avebury”
  • Catalan: “Avebury”
  • Cebuano: “Avebury”
  • Chinese: “埃夫伯里村”
  • Dutch: “Avebury”
  • Finnish: “Avebury”
  • Finnish: “Aveburyn kivikehä”
  • French: “Avebury”
  • German: “Avebury”
  • Hebrew: “אייוובורי”
  • Irish: “Avebury”
  • Italian: “Avebury”
  • Japanese: “エーヴベリー”
  • Ladin: “Avebury”
  • Latin: “Avebury”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Avebury”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avebury”
  • Norwegian: “Avebury”
  • Persian: “اوبری، ویلتشر”
  • Persian: “اوبری”
  • Polish: “Avebury”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “SU 103699”
  • Spanish: “Avebury”
  • Swedish: “Avebury”
  • Turkish: “Avebury (köy)”
  • Turkish: “Avebury”
  • Urdu: “ایوبری (گاؤں)”
  • Urdu: “ایوبری”

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Localities in the Area

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Wiltshire: Highlights

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