Place:Bromham, Wiltshire, England

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NameBromham
Alt namesHawkstreetsource: settlement in parish
Netherstreetsource: settlement in parish
Roughmoorsource: settlement in parish
St. Edith’s Marshsource: settlement in parish
Westbrooksource: settlement in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoPotterne and Cannings Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Devizes Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1974
Kennet District, Wiltshire, Englanddistrict municipality 1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, Englandunitary authority since 2009
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bromham is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Besides the main village of Bromham, the parish includes five other settlements: St Edith’s Marsh, Westbrook, Hawkstreet, Netherstreet, and Roughmoor. These are sub-villages and hamlets all within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the main village centre, thus 'greater Bromham' is geographically extensive. The village is northwest of Devizes and east of Melksham. Its stands one and a half miles north of the Kennet and Avon Canal and one and three-quarters of a mile south of the Roman road leading to Bath, Somerset.

Chittoe was absorbed into Bromham in 1934.

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