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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barbury like this:
BARBURY, a hill at the northern extremity of Marlborough downs, 5 miles S of Swindon, Wilts. It is a culminating height of the county, amid wild lonely downs; and commands an extensive view. A long and obstinate battle was fought on it, in 556, between the Saxons under Cynric and the Britons; which led to the annexation of Wilts to Essex. A well-preserved British camp is on it, called Barbury Castle, about 2,000 feet in diameter, with double ditch and rampart.
Barbury is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barbury itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barbury in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/31098
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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