Amesbury

Other current and historical names

Ambresbury
Amsebury
Ambrosbury
Ambresburie
Amblesberie
Ambles
Ambresberie

Built-Up Area: Amesbury
Parish/Community: Amesbury
Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Town

Latitude/Longitude: 51°10'18"N 1°46'49"W
Eastings/Northings: 415441, 141429
OS Grid: SU154414
Mapcode Local: GBR 503.DP7
Mapcode Global: VHB5C.3T20

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Amesbury within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Amesbury in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Amesbury, par. and town, S. Wilts, 7½ m. N. of Salisbury, on river Avon, 5936 ac., pop. 1127; P.O., T.O.; contains the seat of A. Abbey. Market-day, Friday. Stonehenge is 2 miles W. of Amesbury.

Amesbury in the Domesday Book

A village in Amesbury hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Wilton St Mary; King Edward
- Tenants in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Wilton; King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Wilton; King William
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £100 in 1066; £100 in 1086
- Households: 85 villagers; 56 smallholders; 55 slaves; 2 freedmen
- Plough Teams: 16 lord's ploughs; 23 men's ploughs (40 plough lands)
- Meadow: 70 acres
- Woodland: 6 leagues
- Pasture: 4 leagues
- Mills: 8, value £4 10/-
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfmer
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osmund (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 3 other households
- Meadow: 6 acres
- Pasture: 2 furlongs
3rd Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alric; Cola
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Osmund (subinfeudated); 1 Englishman (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
- Households: 6 slaves; 3 other households
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)

British Place Names

Amesbury, Wiltshire

Amesbury is a town in Wiltshire

Amesbury in historic gazetteers

Amesbury in the Domesday Book