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 | |
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  Ablington Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU159479 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode district | SP4 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South 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 edit
- ^ Historic England. "Barrow Clump (1009697)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Ablington in the Domesday Book
- ^ Historic England. "Ablington Farmhouse (1183066)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
External links edit
Media related to Ablington, Wiltshire at Wikimedia Commons- "Figheldean". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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