Since 871AD, Amesbury Estate, of which Vespasian's camp for much of that time formed a part, has been in the possession of only six owners, including the crown for 768 years, from 871AD to 1539AD. King Alfred the Great, who died on 26 October 899AD, devised the lands to his son Aethelweard. It is likely that the estate belonged to the rulers of the region for millennia prior to this. Stonehenge was masterminded, built and developed by their forebears, the lands subsequently descending with the crowns of Wessex and England. The Amesbury estate became significantly fragmented on 21 September 1915 when 6240 acres were offered for sale by Sir Cosmo Antrobus at auction in New Street Theatre, Salisbury, by lots, including the famous lot 15 Stonehenge, which included 30 acres 2 rods and 3 perches ... Read More
Since 871AD, Amesbury Estate, of which Vespasian's camp for much of that time formed a part, has been in the possession of only six owners, including the crown for 768 years, from 871AD to 1539AD. King Alfred the Great, who died on 26 October 899AD, devised the lands to his ... Read More