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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Foxley like this:
FOXLEY, a parish in Malmsbury district, Wilts; on Akeman-street, near the boundary with Gloucester, 3 miles WSW of Malmsbury, and 8 N by W of Chippenham r. station. Post town, Malmsbury, under Chippenham. Acres, 750. Real property, with Bremilham and Westport, £6, 335. Pop., 65. Houses, 14. The manor belonged to the Berkeleys; passed to the Ayliffes and the Foxes; and gave the title of Baron Foxley to Lord Holland. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £261.* Patron, Lady Holland. The church is ancient, and contains some old monuments.
Foxley is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Foxley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Foxley in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11765
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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