Shrewton, Wiltshire

Description
Shrewton, a parish, with a village, in Wiltshire, 6 miles WNW of Amesbury, and 6 from Wylye station on the G.W.R. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office. Acreage, 2203; population of the civil parish, 548; of the ecclesiastical, 891. There is a parish council consisting of nine members. There are several ancient British remains. The living is a vicarage, with Maddington annexed, in the diocese of Salisbury; net value, £220 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Salisbury. The church was rebuilt in 1854, and is a building of flint and stone. There are Wesleyan and Baptist chapels.