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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oare like this:
OARE, a chapelry in Wilcot parish, Wilts; near the Kennet and Avon canal, 2 miles N of Pewsey r. station, and 4½ S S W of Marlborough. It has a post-office under Marlborough. The statistics are returned with the parish. Oare hill is a resort of sportsmen. The living is ap. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Wilcot, in the diocese of Salisbury. The church is ancient.
Oare is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oare itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oare in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23866
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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