In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Black Heath like this:
BLACK HEATH, a wild open track in the centre of Wilts; immediately S of the Ridge way, and in the northern part of Salisbury plain, SE of Market-Lavington.
Black Heath through time
Black Heath is now part of Kennet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kennet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Black Heath itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Black Heath, in Kennet and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25545
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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