Gomeldon

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]

East Gomeldon, Ladysmith and telephone box

Gomeldon was a village in medieval times,[3][4] and the ancient village site was reportedly excavated, with a report published by Salisbury Museum.[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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