In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Winterbourne Stoke like this:
WINTERBOURNE-STOKE, a parish, with a village, in Amesbury district, Wilts; on Salisbury plain, 4 miles N of Wishford r. station, and 5½ W by S of Amesbury. It has a post-office under Salisbury. Acres, 3,419. Real property, £3,245. Pop., 383. Houses, 70. The manor belongs to Lord Ashburton. Many barrows and traces of an ancient camp are on the downs. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £172.* Patron, Lord Ashburton. The chancel of the church was recently rebuilt, and the rest repaired.
Winterbourne Stoke through time
Winterbourne Stoke is now part of Salisbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Salisbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Winterbourne Stoke itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Winterbourne Stoke, in Salisbury and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12168
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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