In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Steeple Langford like this:
LANGFORD (STEEPLE), a village and a parish in Wilton district, Wilts. The village stands on the river Wiley, near Wiley r. station, 5½ miles NW of Wilton; and has a post-office under Bath. The parish includes the tything of Hanging-Langford, and comprises 3,941 acres. Real property, with Little Langford, £4,222. ...
Pop., 628. Houses, 141. The property is divided among a few. Traces of an ancient British camp are on a hill called Yarnborough Castle. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £594.* Patron, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is ancient but good; and contains a rich altar-tomb to the Mompessons.
Steeple Langford through time
Steeple Langford is now part of Salisbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Salisbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Steeple Langford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Steeple Langford, in Salisbury and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11866
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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