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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wylye like this:
WYLYE, or Wiley, a parish, with W. village and Deptford tything, in Wilton district, Wilts; on the river Wiley at Wiley r. station, 7¼ miles NW by W of Wilton. Post town, Heytesbury, under Bath. Acres, 2,279. Rated property, £3,203. Pop., 489. Houses, 118. The manor belongs to the Earl of Pembroke. ...
An inn is at Deptford; and there are extensive ancient entrenchments, called Badbury Ring and Yarnbury. The. living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £492.* Patron, the Earl of Pembroke. The church was rebuilt in 1844. There are a dissenting chapel, a national school, and charities £10.
Wylye is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wylye itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wylye in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/12185
Date accessed: 14th February 2026
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