In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Calstone Wellington like this:
CALSTONE-WELLINGTON, or Calstone-Willington, a parish in Calne district, Wilts; on the Roman road from Bath, near Wans Dyke, 2½ miles SE of Calne r. station. It has a post office under Chippenham. Acres, 308. Real property, £1,945. Pop., 36. Houses, 9. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the Cantilupes and the Zouches; and passed to the Lords Willington. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £192.* Patron, the Marquis of Lansdowne. The church was reported in 1859 to need repair.
Calstone Wellington through time
Calstone Wellington 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 Calstone Wellington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Calstone Wellington in North Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20215
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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