In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cheverell Magna like this:
CHEVERELL (Great), a parish in Devizes district, Wilts; 2½ miles W by N of Market-Lavington, and 5½ SSW of Devizes r. station. It has a post office under Devizes. Acres, 1,840. Real property, £3, 197. Pop., 561. Houses, 121. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Heytesbury hospital. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £353.* Patron, the Rev. R. M. Atkinson. The church was reported in 1859 to need repairs. Charities, £15.
Cheverell Magna through time
Cheverell Magna is now part of Kennet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kennet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cheverell Magna itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cheverell Magna, in Kennet and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11674
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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