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These Downes looke as if they were Sown with great Stones, very thicke; and in a dusky evening they looke like a flock of Sheep: from whence it takes its name. One might fancy it to have been the Scene where the Giants fought with stones against the Gods... I was wonderfully surprised at the sight of
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Beckhampton House began c.1745 as a large coaching inn on the Bath road; alterations in the 19th century included the addition of a stone porch. Built in brick with limestone sills, the house has three storeys and a five-bay front. Since 1855 it has been the farmhouse for the racehorse stables. A
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The stone font has carving which is probably from two periods. The lower part has an arcade of intersecting arches with a somewhat chaotic layout, while the upper decoration has foliage scrolls, two serpents or dragons, and a skirted figure which may be
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Aisles were added in the 12th century, the nave walls being pierced by low arches; the aisles were widened in the 15th century and in 1812 the arches were rebuilt to let in more light, but fragments of 12th-century work remain. Pevsner called the newer
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those vast stones, of which I had never heard before; as also at the mighty Banke and Graffe about it. I observed in the Inclosures some segments of rude circles, made with these stones, whence I concluded, they had been in old time complete.
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of St James as "archaeologically uncommonly interesting". There was a stone church on this site, just west of the prehistoric earthwork, in the 10th century; it had a high and narrow nave without aisles, similar in its proportions to
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buildings: St James' church, Avebury Manor, and the Great Barn at Manor Farm, north-east of the church. The late 17th-century barn has nine bays under a thatched roof; it was restored in 1978 and is used as a museum by the
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at the south entrance to the churchyard was designed by Ponting and erected in 1899. A heavy timber frame on low limestone walls, under a tiled roof, it is described by Historic England as a good example of its type.
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in the 16th century, remained undiscovered until 1810, and then were reinstalled by Ponting in 1878–1884. Monuments inside the church include an elaborate marble wall memorial to Susanna Holford (died 1772).
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re-erected many of the fallen stones, partially restoring the circle to its original condition. In 1943 the government took possession of the monument and the village; they are currently administered by the
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nearby 17th-century house, two storeys in stone with a thatched roof, is now the Waggon and Horses pub; additions in the late 19th century and early 20th are described as picturesque by Historic England.
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and in 1977 the building was designated as Grade II listed. The building was bought by the National Trust in 2017, regular worship having ceased by 2015, and is operated as an information centre.
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in 1844, then was rebuilt in 1849 and enlarged in 1873. In 1970 a new school was built behind the original and the old building became a social club for the community.
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Another manor held by the abbey was bought by Joan Trusloe in 1563, and around 1628 the estate known as Avebury Trusloe was held by William Dunche; he sold it to
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with coloured and gilded panels, complete and therefore described as "rare" by Historic England. The timbers of the loft were concealed behind a wall after the
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at the north-west corner and two small windows at the west end (now internal to the church), which had external shutters rather than glazing. Three circular
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West Kennett House was built c.1800. A three-storey house with a five-bay brick front and columned porch, it is described by Orbach as "rather urban Late
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chapel was built inside the stone circle circa 1670, then extended in the 18th century and again in 1830. In the 20th century the congregation joined the
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from 1747 to 1864, and again from 1929, although the parishes remained distinct. From 1952 and again from 1963, the incumbent also held the benefice of
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columns "a surprise, but not an unpleasant one". In the 14th century the south porch was rebuilt, using a 12th-century doorway having two carved
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In 1979 there were five bells in the tower, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries; after the peal was restored in 1981 there were six cast at
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but no further details; the population of the settlement may have been recorded under another estate name. Fourteen households were recorded at
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The village has no school, following closure of the primary school in 2007. This school, on the High Street opposite the church, began as a
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Racehorses have been trained at Beckhampton House, using gallops on West Down, since the mid 19th century. Notable trainers include
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that depicts Avebury (renamed "Millbury") as a town controlled by the stones. Also in 1977, it was the location for the BBC's
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by Henry III in 1133. In 1604 the rectory estate was granted to the Dunche family, and probably merged with the manor estate.
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near Beckhampton. Of this avenue, only one stone remains (one of the Longstones); the rest are either buried or missing.
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This article is about the modern village and civil parish in Wiltshire. For the prehistoric stone circle henge, see
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The Avebury monument is vast, and consists of several smaller sites of varying dates. The earliest of these, the
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Henry I granted an estate at Avebury to his chamberlain William de Tancarville, who in 1114 granted it to the
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visited the site and chronicled the further damage that had been done. In 1872, the banker and Liberal MP,
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Avebury, in particular, The Cove, is the setting for some of the action in and is referred to throughout
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This is the traditional spelling of the name of the settlement, as opposed to the archaeological site.
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The stone circle has been used several times as a filming location. It was used in the short film
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runs south-east for about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) from the south entrance of the henge to
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chapel was built in 1873, replacing a building from the 1820s. The chapel closed circa 1953.
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flows south through the parish, passing just west of Avebury village before turning east near
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is a National Trust property in the village, near the church, consisting of the
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The land held by the church at the time of the Domesday survey was granted to
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with three concentric ditches was built c.3700 BC on an earlier field system.
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visited the site and found most of the stones still standing or lying nearby:
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Baggs, A.P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1983). Crowley, D.A. (ed.).
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crosses the A361 at Beckhampton and continues east through West Kennet.
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In 2002, the stones and the Red Lion were the subject of an episode of
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The chancel was rebuilt in the 13th century, and again in 1879 during
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in the northwest corner of the parish, and Avebury Down in the east.
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winners between them in the first half of the 20th century; then
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Avebury was also the setting for the 1977 cult HTV West series
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to ensure the British government protected ancient monuments.
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on its journey towards Marlborough. Higher ground includes
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The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland
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Beckhampton, Avebury Trusloe and Avebury are on the
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The house was begun c.1557 by 586:Other prehistoric sites in the parish include 27:Village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England 1756: 1754: 1173:"Avebury: population statistics, 2021 Census" 1056:Table built over ancient well in Red Lion pub 540:The earliest occupied site in the area is on 8: 1296:"Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure (19191)" 655:, Normandy, leading to the establishment of 2425:"Lucifer Rising (1972) - Filming Locations" 793:, a renumbered section of the A361 between 2399:"Avebury Church of England Primary School" 1697: 1695: 1693: 1691: 1029:Avebury is a civil parish with an elected 900:The chancel screen is a design of 1884 by 571:, destroyed in the 18th century, known as 41: 1762:"The Parish Church of St. James, Avebury" 1727: 1725: 1723: 1017:. A well-preserved 16th-century circular 544:in the north-west of the parish, where a 2450:"Still Crazy (1998) - Filming Locations" 1476:. University of London. pp. 392–393 2374:"Doors close on 140 years of education" 1164: 663:, in 1411 the manor was granted to the 311: 293: 249: 215: 191: 105: 48: 1431: 1429: 1427: 1425: 1423: 1421: 1419: 1417: 1224:Cuts and amendment are in this source. 844:St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon 428:and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of 2219:"Dovecote at Avebury Manor (1286437)" 1913:"The United Reformed Church, Avebury" 1300:Research records (formerly PastScape) 1272:from the original on 4 September 2013 1206:Stecklein, Janelle (22 April 2018) . 846:. Parts of this building survive, in 622:followed the Kennet valley west from 528:, and associated local sites, to its 502:Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882 277: 265: 253: 239: 227: 205: 173: 155: 137: 7: 2193:"Alexander Keiller Museum (1365961)" 1792:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers 1495:Leighton, Barry (24 December 2014). 1021:in the grounds is Grade II* listed. 683:(from 1640); his son Ralph, created 653:Abbey of Saint-Georges, Boscherville 2605:English Heritage sites in Wiltshire 1484:– via British History Online. 758:between 1948 and 1952, followed by 687:in 1683; Adam Williamson (d.1798), 2328:from the original on 7 August 2021 2301:National Heritage List for England 2223:National Heritage List for England 2197:National Heritage List for England 2171:National Heritage List for England 2145:National Heritage List for England 2119:National Heritage List for England 2052:National Heritage List for England 1976:from the original on 7 August 2020 1944:National Heritage List for England 1847:. 10 May 1929. pp. 3114–3116. 1818:National Heritage List for England 1663:National Heritage List for England 1605:National Heritage List for England 1601:"Barrow on Avebury Down (1005681)" 1532:National Heritage List for England 1507:from the original on 8 August 2021 1367:National Heritage List for England 1326:National Heritage List for England 1208:"England's touchable stone circle" 730:traces the later owners including 620:Roman road from Silchester to Bath 25: 2276:from the original on 15 July 2018 2101:Orbach, Pevsner & Cherry 2021 1995:Hicks, Amber (2 September 2015). 1683:Orbach, Pevsner & Cherry 2021 1632:Orbach, Pevsner & Cherry 2021 1497:"When Ken was King of the castle" 1349:Orbach, Pevsner & Cherry 2021 904:, and above it is a 15th-century 2548: 507:In the 1930s, the archaeologist 389: 73: 66: 50: 2600:World Heritage Sites in England 881:. The church was designated as 839:Church of England parish church 74: 2244:"Election Maps: Great Britain" 1964:Hill, Jamie (19 August 2019). 1901:. 21 March 1975. p. 3845. 1865:. 4 January 1952. p. 141. 1733:"St James, Avebury, Wiltshire" 1659:"Church of St James (1193084)" 1093:(1972), and for the 1998 film 669:Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire 1: 2372:Cowen, Lewis (26 July 2007). 2141:"Waggon and Horses (1033751)" 2115:"Beckhampton House (1286385)" 1883:. 8 March 1963. p. 2113. 935:The benefice was united with 659:. 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Avebury

Avebury is located in Wiltshire
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England
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Marlborough
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