In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Yarnbury like this:
YARNBURY, an ancient British camp in the S of Wilts: on an isolated eminence on Salisbury plain, 7½ miles NW of Wilton. It occupies 28 acres; measures 1,716 yards in circuit; has 6 entrances, and a rampart 52 feet high; and is the scene of a sheep and horse fair on 4 Oct.
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Yarnbury through time
Yarnbury is now part of Salisbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Salisbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Yarnbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Yarnbury, in Salisbury and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25573
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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