In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Avon like this:
AVON, an extra-parochial tract in Chippenham district, Wilts; on the river Avon, adjacent to the Great Western railway, 3¼ miles NE of Chippenham. Acres, 156. Pop., 20. Houses, 3.
Avon through time
Avon 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 Avon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Avon in North Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22442
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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