Editing Amesbury (section)

==In popular culture==
Although [[Stonehenge]] falls within the parish of Amesbury, the town does not directly benefit from the monument's fame.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Stonehenge World Heritage Site Management Plan|journal=UNESCO|date=July 2008|first=Christopher|last=Young|author2=Chadburn, Amanda|author3=Bedu, Isabelle|page=62}}</ref> However, Amesbury has appeared in the public eye on its own merits in the past.

In 2002, the discovery of the richest [[Bronze Age]] burial site yet found in Britain was made at Amesbury. The remains of two men of apparently aristocratic rank were accompanied by over 100 objects including arrowheads, copper knives and the earliest worked gold in the country. The occupant of the more richly furnished grave has become known as the "[[Amesbury Archer]]".<ref name=Wessex>Wessex Archaeology [http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/amesbury/introduction.html The Amesbury Archer: Background] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815150937/http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/amesbury/introduction.html |date=15 August 2016 }}</ref>

The town is linked to the [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] legend as it is popularly believed that [[Guinevere]] retired to the original convent at Amesbury after leaving Arthur. Legend holds that she is buried in the grounds of the former Abbey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/towns/amesbury.shtml|title=Amesbury: A Stepping Stone to History|website=www.timetravel-britain.com|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=25 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625001138/https://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/towns/amesbury.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 3–5 May 1965, [[The Beatles]] stayed at The Antrobus Hotel during the filming of ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' on [[Salisbury Plain]]. The Antrobus Hotel and the former Plaza Cinema were both used as locations for the filming of a BBC ''[[Miss Marple (TV series)|Miss Marple]]'' mystery.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://antrobushotel.co.uk/about-the-antorbus-hotel/ |title=The Antrobus Hotel |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902142229/http://antrobushotel.co.uk/about-the-antorbus-hotel/ |archive-date=2 September 2017 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

''[[The Salisbury Poisonings]]'', a three-part dramatisation of the 2018 poisonings in Salisbury and Amesbury, was broadcast on [[BBC One]] in June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McIntosh|first1=Steven|date=14 June 2020|title=TV drama revisits Salisbury poison attack 'horror'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52962640|website=BBC News|access-date=16 May 2021|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412042718/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52962640|url-status=live}}</ref>