Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wroughton

Wroughton, par. and vil., Wilts - par., 4546 ac., pop. 2225; vil., 3 miles SW. of Swindon; P.O., T.O.; has church of 11th century, and an endowed school. Wroughton House, seat, is in vicinity.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wroughton AP/CP       Wiltshire AncC
Place: Wroughton

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