Amesbury, region, England

Amesbury (āmz`bərē), rural region, Wiltshire, S central England. In 980 the widow of King Edgar founded Amesbury Abbey, where Queen Guinevere of Arthurian legend is believed to have died. Stonehenge Stonehenge (stōn`hĕnj'), group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, S England.
..... Click the link for more information. , the chief megalithic monument in Britain, is nearby.

Amesbury, city, United States

Amesbury (āmz`bĕr'ē, –bərē), town (1990 pop. 14,997), Essex co., NE Mass., on the Merrimack River; inc. 1668. The town's economy relies on light manufacturing. John Greenleaf Whittier Whittier, John Greenleaf (hwĭt`ēər), 1807–92, American Quaker poet and reformer, b. near Haverhill, Mass.
..... Click the link for more information. lived there most of his life, and his house is preserved. Josiah Bartlett Bartlett, Josiah, 1729–95, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Amesbury, Mass. He practiced medicine in Kingston, N.H.
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Amesbury, region, England

Amesbury, city, United States

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