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Wilsford village developed near the river, along an east–west road which linked nearby villages. The
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Manningford Bohune 43. The population peaked in the mid 19th century, with around 300 at Wilsford and 280 at Manningford. Numbers at Wilsford halved by the end of that century, and continued to fall; 1971, when Wilsford had a population of 100, the
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was replaced with new stained glass and the removed window was incorporated into the school. Children of all ages attended until 1934. The building was demolished after the school closed in 1965, and today the nearest primary school is at
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depicting alternating kings and bishops. A north chapel was removed in 1959 and there was further restoration in 1960. A blocked doorway in the north wall of the chapel contains reset stones from a small 12th or 13th-century doorway.
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