Ablington, Wiltshire

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.

Ablington
Ablington
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceSU158469
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSalisbury
Postcode districtSP4
Dialling code01980
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

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


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