Gomeldon Explained

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 5miles north-east of Salisbury, between Winterbourne Gunner and Porton, and as of 2012 its population was estimated at 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 south-west of the school, between the modern village and the river, were excavated in the 1960s, and a report published by Salisbury Museum.^{[6] [7]} The site of the deserted village is designated as a scheduled monument.

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.^[8]

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51.12°N -1.735°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Villages celebrate in style. BBC - Wiltshire. 18 December 2015. 17 May 2002.
2. Web site: Gomeldon Primary School, Idmiston. 12 February 2021. Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council.
3. Web site: Wiltshire Community History. Idmiston. Wiltshire Council. 12 November 2015.
4. Book: John Hare. A Prospering Society: Wiltshire in the Later Middle Ages. 2011. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. 978-1-902806-85-3. 30–.
5. Book: Christopher Dyer. Everyday Life in Medieval England. 2001. A&C Black. 978-0-8264-1982-8. 155–.
6. Book: John Musty. David J. Algar. The Excavations at the Deserted Medieval Village Site of Gomeldon, Near Salisbury, Wiltshire. 1966. Salisbury Museum.
7. 1967. Excavation and fieldwork in Wiltshire, 1966. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 62. 129–130. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
8. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/Idmiston/ GENUKI: Idmiston