Gomeldon

Gomeldon is a small village in the valley of the river Bourne in Wiltshire,[1] north west of Salisbury between Winterbourne Gunner and Porton. The population is estimated at about 200. There is a primary school and, although there is no station, the main railway line to London passes through the village.[2]

Gomeldon was a village in medieval times,[3][4] and the ancient village site is being excavated.[5][6] In 1821 the population was 20 people, and in 1831 there were 48 inhabitants. In 1868 it was a small hamlet in the parish of Idmiston. [7]

References

  1. ↑ BBC - Wiltshire Villages
  2. ↑ Wiltshire Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Community Information
  3. ↑ John Hare (2011). A Prospering Society: Wiltshire in the Later Middle Ages. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-902806-85-3.
  4. ↑ Christopher Dyer (1 January 2001). Everyday Life in Medieval England. A&C Black. pp. 155–. ISBN 978-0-8264-1982-8.
  5. ↑ John Musty; David J. Algar (1966). The Excavations at the Deserted Medieval Village Site of Gomeldon, Near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Salisbury Museum.
  6. ↑ The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1967.
  7. ↑ GENUKI: Idmiston

Coordinates: 51°07′N 1°43′W / 51.11°N 01.72°W