In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westwood like this:
WESTWOOD-CUM-IFORD, a parish, with a village, in Bradford district, Wilts; 2 miles SW of Bradford r. station. Post town, Bradford-on-Avon. Acres, 813. Real property, £1,655. Pop. in 1851, 605; in 1861, 469,- of whom 114 were in Bradford workhouse. Houses, 75. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The living is a rectory, annexed to Bradford. The church is ancient. There is a national school.
Westwood through time
Westwood is now part of West Wiltshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Wiltshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westwood in West Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12138
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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