In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lake like this:
LAKE, a tything in Wilsford parish, Wilts; on the river Avon, 2 miles SW of Amesbury. Pop., 74. Lake House is the seat of the Rev. E. Duke; was built in the time of James I.; forms an excellent specimen of the architecture of that period; and contains some valuable curiosities collected by the late Mr. Duke, the antiquary, author of the "Druidical Temples of Wilts, " the "£Halle of John Halle,"
Additional information about this locality is available for Wilsford
Lake through time
Lake is now part of Salisbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Salisbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lake itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lake, in Salisbury and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25565
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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