Ablington,_Wiltshire

Ablington, Wiltshire

Ablington, Wiltshire

Human settlement in England

Ablington is a small village in the English county of Wiltshire, on the River Avon, close to the village of Figheldean and about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of the town of Amesbury.

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Barrow Clump, a prehistoric site re-used as a burial ground for an Anglo-Saxon village, is some 700 metres east of Ablington.[1]

The settlement was recorded as Alboldintone in the Domesday Book.[2] Ablington farmhouse is an 18th-century thatched building, extended in c. 1880 and at later dates.[3]

For local government purposes, Ablington is part of Figheldean civil parish.

References

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "Barrow Clump (1009697)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. [2]
    Ablington in the Domesday Book
  3. [3]
    Historic England. "Ablington Farmhouse (1183066)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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