In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hippenscombe like this:
HIPPENSCOMBE, an extra-parochial tract in the district of Hungerford and county of Wilts; adjacent to Hants and Berks, 4¼ miles NE of Ludgershall. Acres, 980. Real property, £545. Pop., 42. Houses, 11.
Hippenscombe through time
Hippenscombe is now part of Kennet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kennet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hippenscombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hippenscombe, in Kennet and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22512
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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