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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Redlynch like this:
REDLYNCH, a hamlet and a chapelry in Downton parish, Wilts. The hamlet lies near the S verge of thecounty, 1½ mile E of the river Avon, 5¾ S W of Dean r.station, and 7 S E by S of Salisbury; and has a post-office under Salisbury. The chapelry was constituted in 1841. Pop., 1, 170. Houses, 280. The property is munch sub-divided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, not reported. Patron, the Vicar of Downton. The church is good.
Redlynch is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Redlynch itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Redlynch in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12070
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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