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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:17 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Amesbury is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is known for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is within the parish. The town is claimed to be the oldest occupied settlement in Great Britain, having been first settled around 8820 BC. The parish includes the hamlets of Ratfyn and West Amesbury, and part of Boscombe Down military airfield.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Avon, about 10 m from the middle of Amesbury's gauges. It flows into the River Stour (Clay Pool) about 82 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Avon nearest the middle of Amesbury's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Amesbury is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Avon, in Wiltshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Avon is monitored by 1 station (Amesbury). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Amesbury. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Great Durnford, Upper Woodford, Middle Woodford, Lower Woodford and Little Durnford; Groundwater flooding for the Avon Valley including Amesbury, Great Durnford, Upper Woodford, Middle Woodford and Lower Woodford; Parkhouse Corner, Cholderton, Newton Tony, Allington, Boscombe, Idminston and Porton; Groundwater flooding in the Bourne Valley for the Winterbournes.
There are 3 storm overflows within 5km of Amesbury. None of the 3 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Amesbury, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Amesbury gets about 783 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 90 mm; driest May, 50 mm). That is 33% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.7 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Amesbury has river level monitoring on River Avon — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 1 recorded flood extent around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2014. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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