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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Black Heath like this:
BLACK HEATH, a wild open track in the centre of Wilts; immediately S of the Ridge way, and in the northern part of Salisbury plain, SE of Market-Lavington.
Black Heath is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Black Heath itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Black Heath in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25545
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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