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Name | Broad Hinton (near Swindon) |
Alt names | Broad-Hinton | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Broad Hinton | source: shortened name | | Broad Hinton Near Swindon | source: variant | | The Weir | source: hamlet within the liberty | | Uffcott | source: hamlet within the liberty |
Type | Liberty (parochial), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.487°N 1.85°W |
Located in | Wiltshire, England |
See also | Amesbury Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which the parish was located | | Selkley Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was also located | | Marlborough Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district 1894-1934 | | Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district 1934-1974 | | 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
Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Uffcott and The Weir.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Broad Hinton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "BROAD-HINTON, a parish in Marlborough [registration] district, Wilts; 4¼ miles SE of Wooton-Basset [railway] station, and 6 SSW of Swindon. It has a post office under Swindon. Acres: 3,659. Real property: £2,826. Population: 657. Houses: 141. The property is divided among about sixteen. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value: £302. Patron: St. Nicholas Hospital, Salisbury. The church is old but good; and has a square embattled tower. The vicarage of Broad Town is a separate benefice. A school has £42 from endowment; and other charities have £32. Sir John Glanville, the eminent lawyer, was a resident."
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Categories: Wiltshire, England | Broad Hinton (near Swindon), Wiltshire, England | Amesbury Hundred, Wiltshire, England | Selkley Hundred, Wiltshire, England | Marlborough Rural, Wiltshire, England | Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | Kennet District, Wiltshire, England | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England
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