In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Hinton like this:
HINTON (LITTLE), or HITON-PARVA, a parish in Highworth district, Wilts; near the boundary with Berks and near the Ridge way, 3 miles S of Shrivenham r. station, and 5 E of Swindon. It has a post office under Shrivenham. Acres, 1,815. Real property, £3, 604. Pop. in 1851, 354; in 1861, 298. Houses, 64. The pro. perty is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £444.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is partly transition Norman, partly decorated English; and was restored in 1861. Charities £35.
Little Hinton through time
Little Hinton is now part of Swindon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Swindon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Hinton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Hinton, in Swindon and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11829
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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