Hazelbury, Wiltshire

Hazelbury is a former village in the civil parish of Box, Wiltshire, England. It was about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) southeast of the present-day village of Box and 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the town of Corsham.

There was a Roman villa.[1] Hazelbury was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086[2] and had a church, which fell into disuse before 1540.[3]

The extinction of the village probably followed the Black Death pandemic.[4] Today only Hazelbury Manor survives: a 14th-century building in grounds of 186 acres (75 hectares).

References

  1. Historic England. "Site of Roman villa, Hazelbury House (207977)". PastScape. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. Hazelbury in the Domesday Book
  3. "Hazelbury Church, Box". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. "Box parish". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

Coordinates: 51°24′50″N 2°14′17″W / 51.414°N 2.238°W / 51.414; -2.238


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