Place:Etchilhampton, Wiltshire, England

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NameEtchilhampton
Alt namesAshlingtonsource: common name for village until 19th century
TypeChapelry, Civil parish
Coordinates51.342°N 1.935°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoSwanborough Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Devizes Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1974
Kennet District, Wiltshire, England1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England2009--
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Etchilhampton is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Devizes.

The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a settlement of 28 households, held by Edward of Salisbury. The manor came into the Malwain family by 1195, and in 1489 passed to the Wiltshire branch of the Ernle family, whose descendants included Sir Edward Ernle (c.1673-1729), a Member of Parliament. The land continued to pass by inheritance until it was sold in 1928.

The village had an alternative name of Ashlington, which was in common use until the 19th century. The village grew along both sides of a street, with the church near the middle; by 1885, after houses in the central section fell into disuse, that part of the street was reduced to a footpath, and today the village continues as two distinct settlements.

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