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Amesbury (/ ˈ eɪ m z b ər i /) is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is known for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is within the parish. The town is claimed to be the oldest occupied settlement in Great Britain, having been first settled around 8820 BC. [ 2 ]
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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 (2 mi) 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.
Later called Lord's Walk, the half-mile strip along the riverbank had been opened to the public by 1915. [7] It was sold to Amesbury Parish Council in two tranches, in 1950 and 1978, and today is a public amenity. [17] After 1735, the Duke of Queensberry acquired land west of the river which included the Iron Age hillfort called Vespasian's ...
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Robin Hood’s Ball is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, approximately 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the town of Amesbury, and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Stonehenge. The site was designated as a scheduled monument in 1965. [1]
The southern terminus of NH 150 is at the Massachusetts state line in South Hampton, where the road continues south as Massachusetts Route 150 in the town of Amesbury. The northern terminus of NH 150 is at New Hampshire Route 108 in Kensington. For most of its length, NH 150 is named Amesbury Road.
Durrington Walls is the site of a large Neolithic settlement and later henge enclosure located in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in England. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Stonehenge in the parish of Durrington, just north of Amesbury in Wiltshire.