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Avebury

American  
[eyv-buh-ree] / ˈeɪv bə ri /

noun

  1. Baron. Lubbock, Sir John.

  2. Also Abury a village in Wiltshire, England: site of one of the largest ceremonial megalithic structures in Europe.


Avebury British  
/ ˈeɪvbərɪ /

noun

  1. a village in Wiltshire, site of an extensive Neolithic stone circle

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Ms Eshghi, who now lives in Cornwall, grew up at houses in Redland in Bristol, Long Ashton on the outskirts of the city, Midsomer Norton in Somerset and Avebury in Wiltshire before she ran away at the age of 15.

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In nearby Avebury, which is home to another ancient stone circle, two men wearing cloaks could be seen blowing horns as people gathered to watch the sunrise over the fields.

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It includes monuments and sites that can be accessed, ranging from the ancient Avebury henge and stone circles in Wiltshire and the Sutton Hoo burial site in Suffolk to the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit in Surrey.

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Boss Morris, pictured here at Avebury Stones in England, is one of the new groups exploring ways to pull apart and reinterpret Morris dancing.

From New York Times

The 28-year-old, who is originally from Avebury in Wiltshire, said everything had "gone up a lot in price".

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