In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blunsdon St Andrew like this:
BLUNSDON-ST. ANDREW, or Little Blunsdon, a parish in Highworth district, Wilts; 3½ miles SSE of Cricklade, and 3½ NNW of Swindon r. station. Post Town, Broad-Blunsdon, under Swindon. Acres, 1,422. Real property, with Broad-Blunsdon and Bury-Blunsdon, £5,858. Pop., 84. Houses, 16. The property is divided among a few. Blunsdon Castle Hill has a camp, commonly regarded as Roman. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £305. Patron, H. Calley, Esq. The church is fair.
Blunsdon St Andrew through time
Blunsdon St Andrew is now part of Swindon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Swindon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blunsdon St Andrew itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blunsdon St Andrew, in Swindon and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11593
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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