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Camber Sands, East Sussex

Camber

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex

Boats on beach

Selsey

a Seaside Town in the county of West Sussex

Haile Sand Fort, mouth for the River Humber off Humberston, Cleethorpes

Humberston

in the county of Lincolnshire

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in the county of Wiltshire

About Amesbury

Amesbury is a town near to stonehenge and is one of Wiltshire's most attractive little towns.

Interesting & Historical Facts about Amesbury

It was written in the 'History of the Kings of Britain' by Geofrey of Monmouth in 1136, that the Wizard Merlin built Stonehenge at request of Arthur as a monument to the Princes of Briton who lay buried there after they had been betrayed and slaughtered by the Saxons led by Hengist. This story was widely accepted until around the 16th century.

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