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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]
Powwow Hill, elevation 331 feet (101 m), is the highest point in town. Once the site of Indian gatherings, or "powwows", it has views to Maine and Cape Ann. Amesbury is the second northernmost town in Massachusetts, its northernmost point coming just south of the northernmost point of the state, in Salisbury.
The John Greenleaf Whittier Home is a historic house located at 86 Friend Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts.It was the home of American poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier from 1836 until his death in 1892, and is now a nonprofit museum open to the public May 1 through October 31; an admission fee is charged.
The Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District is a historic district on Market Sq. roughly bounded by Boardman, Water, Main and Pond Streets in Amesbury, Massachusetts. It was the site of significant industrial development between 1800 and 1875, during which time the town developed a significant textile processing industry.
The Bartlett Museum is a nonprofit museum located at 270 Main Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is named after Josiah Bartlett , a Founding Father of the United States who was born in Amesbury and later signed the United States Declaration of Independence .
Lowell's Boat Shop (Hiram Lowell & Sons) is a National Historic Landmark at 459 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts.. The shop was built in 1793 by Simeon Lowell. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Macy–Colby House, rear view. The Macy–Colby House is a historically significant saltbox house at 257 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts.It is a historic house museum and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008.
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.
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