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

PERTWOOD, a parish in Mere district, Wilts; on the Roman road to Old Sarum, 2 miles N W of Hindon, and 5½ N W of Tisbury r. station. Post-town, Hindon, un-der Salisbury. Acres, 450. Rated property, £480. Pop., 30. Houses, 5. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £56. Patron, Mrs. Seymour. The church is good.

Upper Pertwood through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21123

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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