In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Selkley like this:

SELKLEY, a hundred in the N E of Wilts; containing Aldbourn parish, ten other parishes, and parts of two others. Acres, 45, 265. Pop., 7,009. Houses, 1, 442.

Selkley through time

Selkley is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Selkley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Selkley in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20645

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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