In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whorwellsdown like this:
WHORWELSDOWN, a hundred in the W of Wilts; containing 5 parishes and a part. Acres, 19,308. Pop., 5,505. Houses, 1,234.
Whorwellsdown through time
Whorwellsdown 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 Whorwellsdown itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whorwellsdown in West Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20845
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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