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

DONHEAD, a sub-district in Tisbury district, Wilts; containing the two Donhead parishes, three other parishes, and the greater part of another. Acres, 19, 842. Pop., 4, 154. Houses, 897.

Donhead through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21236

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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