In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burbage like this:
BURBAGE, a village and a parish in Pewsey district, Wilts. The village stands near the Kennet and Avon canal, and near the Reading and Devizes railway, in the neighbourhood of Savernake r. station, 6½ miles SSE of Marlborough; is a straggling picturesque place; and has a post office under Marlborough. ...
The parish comprises 3,283 acres. Real property, £5,813. Pop., 1,603. Houses, 323. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £363.* Patron, the Bishop of Salisbury. The church is an edifice of 1854, with an old tower; and has two memorial windows, the one to Bishop Denison, the other to four natives who fell in the Crimean war. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £101.
Burbage through time
Burbage is now part of Kennet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kennet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burbage itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burbage, in Kennet and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11647
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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