Name | Little Somerford |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.558°N 2.048°W |
Located in | Wiltshire, England |
See also | Malmesbury Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Malmesbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1894 - 1974 | | North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | unitary authority since 2009 |
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- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Little Somerford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Malmesbury and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of Chippenham.
The northern boundary of the parish approximately follows the B4040 Malmesbury–Swindon road. The Bristol Avon forms part of the boundary to the west and south, and its tributary the Brinkworth Brook forms part of the southeastern boundary.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Little Somerford from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "SOMERFORD (Little), a parish, with a village, in Malmsbury [registration] district, Wilts; on the river Avon, 7 miles WN W of Wootton-Bassett [railway] station. It has a post-office under Chippenham. Acres: 1,392. Rated property: £2,414. Population: 335. Houses: 74. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value: £241. Patron: the Rev. H. Wightwick. The church is ancient but good."
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