In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Durrington like this:
DURRINGTON, a parish in Amesbury district, Wilts; on the river Avon, 2¼ miles N of Amesbury, and 8½ NNE of Wilton r. station. It has a post office under Salisbury. Acres, 2, 682. Real property, with Bulford and Milston, £7, 235. Rated property of D. alone, £2, 112. Pop., 440. ...
Houses, 97. The property is divided among a few. An earthwork here, called Durrington Walls, or Long Walls, is supposed to be the remains of an ancient British village. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £100. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Winchester. The church is modern; and there is an Independent chapel.
Durrington through time
Durrington is now part of Salisbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Salisbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Durrington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Durrington, in Salisbury and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11726
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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