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^[2] and, although there is no station, the main railway line to London passes through the village.^[3]

Gomeldon was a village in medieval times.^[4]^[5] Ten buildings on the ancient village site between the modern village and the river^[6] were excavated in the 1960s, and a report published by Salisbury Museum.^[7]^[8] In 1821 the population was 20, and in 1831 there were 48 inhabitants. In 1868 it was a small hamlet in the parish of Idmiston.^[9]

References[]

^ "Villages celebrate in style". BBC - Wiltshire. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^ "Gomeldon Primary School, Idmiston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ "Idmiston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ John Hare (2011). A Prospering Society: Wiltshire in the Later Middle Ages. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-902806-85-3.
^ Christopher Dyer (2001). Everyday Life in Medieval England. A&C Black. pp. 155–. ISBN 978-0-8264-1982-8.
^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1003041)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ John Musty; David J. Algar (1966). The Excavations at the Deserted Medieval Village Site of Gomeldon, Near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Salisbury Museum.
^ "Excavation and fieldwork in Wiltshire, 1966". Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 62: 129–130. 1967 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ GENUKI: Idmiston

External links[]

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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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[1] "Villages celebrate in style". BBC - Wiltshire. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

[2] "Gomeldon Primary School, Idmiston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

[3] "Idmiston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[Hare2011-4] John Hare (2011). A Prospering Society: Wiltshire in the Later Middle Ages. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-902806-85-3.

[Dyer2001-5] Christopher Dyer (2001). Everyday Life in Medieval England. A&C Black. pp. 155–. ISBN 978-0-8264-1982-8.

[6] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1003041)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

[MustyAlgar1966-7] John Musty; David J. Algar (1966). The Excavations at the Deserted Medieval Village Site of Gomeldon, Near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Salisbury Museum.

[8] "Excavation and fieldwork in Wiltshire, 1966". Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 62: 129–130. 1967 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[9] GENUKI: Idmiston

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