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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Manningford Abbots like this:
MANNINGFORD-ABBOTS, a parish in Pewsey district, Wilts; on the river Avon, 2 miles SW of Pewsey r. station. Post town, Pewsey, under Marlborough. Acres, 919. Real property, £1,484. Pop., 1 39. Houses, 32. The manor belonged to Llanthony abbey; and was given, at the dissolution, to Protector Somerset. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £300.* Patron, Sir F. Astley, Bart. The church is ancient.
Manningford Abbots is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Manningford Abbots itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Manningford Abbots in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11959
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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