In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whaddon like this:
WHADDON, a parish in Melksham district, Wilts; 2 miles SSW of Melksham r. station. Post town, Trowbridge. Acres, 438. Real property, returned with Alderbury. Pop., 40. Houses, 5. The manor belongs to W. Long, Esq. The living is a rectory, annexed to Hilperton.
Whaddon through time
Whaddon is now part of West Wiltshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Wiltshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whaddon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whaddon in West Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20492
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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