| Name | Potterne |
| Alt names | Potterne Wick | source: hamlet in parish |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.317°N 2.009°W |
| Located in | Wiltshire, England |
| See also | Potterne and Cannings Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Devizes Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1894 - 1974 | | Kennet District, Wiltshire, England | 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 2009-- |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Potterne is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Potterne Wick. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Devizes and lies on the A360 road which links Devizes to Salisbury. Potterne is known as 'The Place of Springs' since there are many springs around the village. In the UK census of 2011 it had a population of 1,622.
Potterne included the chapelries of Marston and Worton until 1894 when they became separate civil parishes.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Potterne.
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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