In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Manningford Abbots like this:
MANNINGFORD-ABBOTS, a parish in Pewsey district, Wilts; on the river Avon, 2 miles SW of Pewsey r. station. Post town, Pewsey, under Marlborough. Acres, 919. Real property, £1,484. Pop., 1 39. Houses, 32. The manor belonged to Llanthony abbey; and was given, at the dissolution, to Protector Somerset. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £300.* Patron, Sir F. Astley, Bart. The church is ancient.
Manningford Abbots through time
Manningford Abbots is now part of Kennet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kennet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Manningford Abbots itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Manningford Abbots, in Kennet and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11959
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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