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

CORTON, a township in Boyton parish, Wilts; 1 mile S of Heytesbury. Pop., 305.

Corton through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25554

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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