Places to see in ( Amesbury - UK )
Places to see in ( Amesbury - UK )
Amesbury 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.
King Alfred the Great left it in his will, a copy of which is in the British Library, to his youngest son Aethelweard (c.880-922). Eleanor of Provence, queen of England, died in Amesbury on 24 or 25 June 1291, and was buried in Amesbury Abbey. The parish includes the hamlets of Ratfyn and West Amesbury, and most of Boscombe Down military airfield.
Amesbury is located in southern Wiltshire, 7 miles (11 km) north of Salisbury on the A345. It sits in the River Avon valley on the southern fringes of Salisbury Plain and has historically been considered an important river crossing area on the road from London to Warminster and Exeter. This has continued into the present with the building of the A303 across the Avon next to the town. Originally the town developed around the water meadows next to several bends in the river, but in time has spread onto the valley hillsides and absorbed part of the military airfield at Boscombe Down.
The land around Amesbury has been settled since prehistoric times, evidenced by the monument of Stonehenge. Other finds in the parish point to large scale prehistoric structures and settlements in the whole area, including Bluestonehenge at West Amesbury, the numerous other monuments around Stonehenge, the discovery of a Neolithic village in the neighbouring parish of Durrington by the Stonehenge Riverside Project, and continuing excavations at Boscombe Down where Wessex Archaeology found the Amesbury Archer and Boscombe Bowmen. They are now on display at Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum. Amesbury is recognized as the oldest continuously occupied UK settlement.
The Church of England parish church of St Mary and St Melor is Grade I listed. It dates from the 12th century but was restored by William Butterfield in 1852-3. Amesbury Methodist Church was built in 1900, replacing an 1816 chapel. Christ the King Catholic church opened in 1985, replacing a 1933 building on a different site. Amesbury Baptist Church was built in 1997.
The mansion known as Amesbury Abbey is Grade I listed. It was built in 1834-1840 by architect Thomas Hopper for Sir Edmund Antrobus and replaced a house built in 1661 by John Webb for the 2nd Duke of Somerset. Diana's House and Kent House, gatehouses to the Abbey from the early 17th century, are both Grade II* listed. West Amesbury House is from the 15th century and is Grade I listed; it was remodelled in the early 20th century by Detmar Blow.
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Wiltshire Wedding Video Highlights, Amesbury
Congratulations to Beccy and Lee who got married at St Mary & St Melor Church in Amesbury. This is the highlights of their special day, produced by Jamie McDine.
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St Mary and St Melor
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New Inn Amesbury
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Amesbury Bell Ringers
The Bell Ringers of St Mary and St Melor Church in Amesbury, you can view this video and others in our virtual tour of St Mary and St Melor Church on our website at maryandmelor.com
An Amesbury Church Is In Urgent Need Of Money To Fix Its Roof
The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Melor have been urgently fundraising in attempts to raise money to fix their roof. It has been a year since members of the church first noticed the water damage to the roof of their liberal-catholic, 979AD dated church. The building needs 200 thousand pounds to fix the broken roof or else they could face closing down due to public health and safety hazards.
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St Melor Holywell, Mylor, nr Falmouth, Cornwall
A delightful surprise... A well dressing...(in Cornwall!!!). In the churchyard. Some doubt its antiquity because there's no mention of it anywhere but in the church guide. There are two St Mylors... One a celtic bishop, son of a duke in Brittany, who sailed to these parts around 400AD, using this well to baptise, the well then becoming a place of pilgrimage, with many cures attributed with it. The water is still used for baptisms. Or, St Melorus, son of Melianus, duke of Cornwall, who after the death of his father his uncle Regnaldus, who then became regent, being pagan pressurised Melorus to denounce his faith, he refused and was dismembered on the 28th August, 411AD. Said to be buried where the church now is, a stone monolith beside the porch marking his tomb. Though it is also said his relics were claimed by Amesbury abbey. Hagiographers have confused names, dates and places almost irretrievably. Could write more but even I'm getting confused. The Celtic cross out side the porch is the tallest in the county.
Superlative S Major at Amesbury, Wilts
Excerpts from the opening half-course of Superlative on this old-fashioned mid-weight 8. Rehung by Nicholson's in 1999, they are easy to ring, but slow turning, and they sound OK but would be a lot better with a replacement 3 and 4!! Magnificent building, and certainly in terms of tower size you could easily fit a 35cwt 12 in there!! The famous Stonehenge stone circle is about a mile to the West of Amesbury, and looked spectacular in the dusk!
Tenor 18-1-9 in Eflat