Gomeldon

East Gomeldon, Ladysmith and telephone box

Gomeldon is a small village in the valley of the River Bourne in Wiltshire,[1] England, in the civil parish of Idmiston. It lies about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Salisbury, between Winterbourne Gunner and Porton, and as of 2012 its population was 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. ↑ "Villages celebrate in style". BBC - Wiltshire. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Idmiston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  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

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Coordinates: 51°07′12″N 1°44′06″W / 51.120°N 01.735°W / 51.120; -01.735


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