Amesbury is a compact market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, sitting on the floodplain of the River Avon at the northern edge of Salisbury Plain. It lies a few miles from the iconic prehistoric complex at Stonehenge and beside the A303, so its setting mixes a working rural landscape with one of the country’s most important ancient monuments.
Historically centred on a small abbey and a medieval market, with notable historic buildings around the high street and the former Amesbury Abbey, the town now balances visitor services and local shops with defence-related employment linked to nearby garrisons on Salisbury Plain. The community has a village-town feel - pubs, clubs and annual events give it a social heart, while many residents commute to Salisbury or work in tourism, heritage and local services.
Postcode districts covering Amesbury
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 23.6 miles
- Eastleigh 23.1 miles
- Eastleigh Town 22.8 miles
- Winchester 20.7 miles
- Salisbury 6.8 miles
- Andover 12.5 miles
- Trowbridge 21.7 miles
- Totton 20.7 miles
- Totton and Eling 21 miles
- Frome 24.2 miles
- Melksham 21.2 miles
- Melksham Without 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Amesbury Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Amesbury South Ward 0.6 miles
- Amesbury West Ward 0.9 miles
- Amesbury East & Bulford Ward 1.4 miles
- Durrington and Bulford Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bulford Parish 2 miles
- Durrington Parish 2.2 miles
- Allington Parish 2.5 miles
- Larkhill Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Milston Parish 2.6 miles
- Wilsford cum Lake Parish 2.7 miles
- Newton Tony Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Amesbury
SP4 7JP, SP4 7XU, SP4 7FQ, SP4 7QY, SP4 7YD, SP4 7EY, SP4 7NS, SP4 7XS, SP4 7AY … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 23.4 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 27.2 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 6.3 miles
- Salisbury Station 7.1 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 7 miles
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Schools in Amesbury
- Amesbury Archer Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 0.8 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 1.2 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 2.7 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Norman Court Estate 9.7 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 9.8 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 13.6 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.1 miles
- Western Downs Hill 15.6 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 16.4 miles
- Broadlands Country house 17.3 miles
- Embley House Estate 17.3 miles