Amesbury /ˈeɪmzbəri/ is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is most famous for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is in its parish, and for the discovery of the Amesbury Archer—dubbed the King of Stonehenge in the press—in 2002. It has been confirmed by archaeologists that it is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in the United Kingdom, having been first settled around 8820 BC.
Population: 8,497
Latitude: 51° 10' 30.32" N
Longitude: -1° 46' 50.30" W
St Francis's Church, Salisbury is an evangelical, charismatic Anglican church in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, a member of the New Wine Network of churches. The church stands in the north of Salisbury, on the A345 Amesbury Road.
The River Till SSSI (grid reference SU051452) is a 32.07 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 2000.
Porton Meadows (grid reference SU185362) is a 17.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1988.
Perriam Down near Ludgershall, Wiltshire was used as a cricket venue for 6 first-class and 3 other matches between 1787 and 1796. It was a favoured venue of Thomas Assheton Smith I who patronised cricket in the area and organised all the matches.
Old Sarum Way is a 32 mile long-distance footpath in Wiltshire, England that does a complete circle around Salisbury.
Odstock Down (grid reference SU139250) is a 12.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, above the village of Odstock.
Langley Wood and Homan's Copse (grid reference SU230206) is a 219.28 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1985.
Lady Down Quarry (grid reference ST961307) is a 2,300 square metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1990.
Great Cheverell Hill (grid reference ST966520) is a 33.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971.
Ebsbury Down (grid reference SU054352) is a 53.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1975.
Dinton Railway Cutting (grid reference SU008309) is a 2,600 square metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1990.
Chickengrove Bottom (grid reference SU040216) is a 9.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest to the south east of the village of Bowerchalke in Wiltshire, notified in 1975.
Charlton and Wilsford is the area of a grouped parish council serving the two civil parishes of Charlton and Wilsford, in the English county of Wiltshire.
Brunton is a small hamlet adjacent to the village of Collingbourne Kingston in Wiltshire. Records of Brunton's existence date back to the 10th century, under Saxon ownership, and it is near the sites of several barrows.
Bracknell Croft (grid reference SU180330) is a 4.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971.
Botley Down (grid reference SU292598) is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1989.
Baverstock Juniper Bank (grid reference SU035336) is a 2.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest to the north of the village of Baverstock in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1971.
Balksbury is the site of a former Bronze Age hillfort to the southwest of Andover, Hampshire. Originally triangular in shape, most of it has been destroyed by the A303 Andover Bypass, and a large housing development. Only the very southwest parts su…