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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Maddington like this:
MADDINGTON, a parish in Amesbury district, Wilts; in Salisbury plain, 5½ miles N of Stapleford r. station, and 6 W by N of Amesbury. Post town, Shrewton, under Devizes. Acres, 3,973. Real property, with Shrewton and Rollstone, £7,295. Rated property of M. alone, £3,456. Pop., 396. ...
Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to Sir Stephen-Fox, ancestor of the Earls of Ilchester and Lords Holland; and belongs now to L. P. Maton, Esq. Traces exist of ancient buildings. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Valne, £64.* Patron, L. P. Maton, Esq. The church is ancient but good. Charities, £8.
Maddington is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Maddington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maddington in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11925
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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