Amesbury (āmz' bĕr-ĭ), Mass., a town in Essex County, on the Merrimac River, 27 miles from Salem and 45 from Boston. It has manufactories of cotton and woolen goods, machinery, carriages, boots and shoes, hats, etc. From 1836 it was for many years the residence of the poet Whittier. Population, 9,849.
