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| Name | Woodborough |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.338°N 1.847°W |
| Located in | Wiltshire, England |
| See also | Swanborough Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Pewsey Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1894 - 1974 | | Kennet District, Wiltshire, England | 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 2009-- |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Woodborough is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey, in Wiltshire, England, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Pewsey. It is presumed to be named for the woods surrounding it.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Woodborough from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "WOODBOROUGH, a parish, with a village, in Pewsey [registration] district, Wilts; on the Mid-Wilts railway and the Kennet and Avon canal, 3½ miles W of Pewsey. It has a [railway] station and a wharf. Post town, Pewsey, under Marlborough. Acres: 1,015. Real property: £2,035. Population: 406. Houses: 84. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value: £340. Patron: G. H. W. Heneage, Esq. The church was recently in bad condition. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £6."
Research Tips
- From this Ancestry page you can browse the Wiltshire parishes which have parish register transcripts online, quite often from very early dates. However, reading the early ones requires skill and patience. Transcriptions should also be in FamilySearch.
- A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Wiltshire.
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