In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sutton Benger like this:
SUTTON-BENGER, a parish in Chippenham district, Wilts; on the river Avon, 4 miles NNE of Chippenham r. station. It has a post-office under Chippenham. Acres, 1,173. Real property, £2,581. Pop., 406. Houses, 91. The property is all in one estate. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £285.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury. The church was recently restored.
Sutton Benger through time
Sutton Benger is now part of North Wiltshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Wiltshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sutton Benger itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sutton Benger in North Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12114
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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