Gomeldon is a small village in the valley of the River Bourne in

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It borders Gloucestershire to the north, Oxfordshire to the north-east, Berkshire to the east, Hampshire to the south-east, Dorset to the south, and Somerset to ...

, England, in the

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of Idmiston. It lies about north-east of

Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ...

, between

Winterbourne Gunner Winterbourne Gunner is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Winterbourne, in Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Salisbury. The village is near the River Bourne and the A338 road, and is close to Winterbourne Dauntsey. ...

and

Porton Porton is a village in the Bourne valley, Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Salisbury. It is the largest settlement in Idmiston civil parish. The village gives its name to the nearby Porton Down military science park, which is home to t ...

, and as of 2012 its population was estimated at 200. There is a primary school and, although there is no station, the main railway line to London passes through the village. Gomeldon was a village in medieval times. 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 The Salisbury Museum (previously The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum) is a museum in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It houses one of the best collections relating to Stonehenge and local archaeology. The museum is housed in The King's Hou ...

. 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.GENUKI: Idmiston
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