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

BOURTON, a tything in Bishops-Canning parish, Wilts; 3½ miles NE of Devizes. Real property, with Ealston, £1,517. Pop., 216.

Bourton through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/25547

Date accessed: 11th February 2026


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