In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Slaughterford like this:
SLAUGHTERFORD, a parish in Chippenham district, Wilts; 3¾ miles NW of Corsham r. station. Post town, Chippenham. Acres, with Biddestone-St. Nicholas, 2,291. Real property of S. alone, £1,275. Pop., 141. Houses, 29. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Biddestone. The church is ancient but good.
Slaughterford through time
Slaughterford is now part of North Wiltshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Wiltshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Slaughterford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Slaughterford in North Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12097
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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