 Part of the parishes of Shilton and Langford formed detached portions of the shire, until included in Oxfordshire in the reign of William IV.Portions of Combe and Shalbourne parishes have also been restored to Hampshire and Wiltshire respectively, while the Wiltshire portion of Hungerford has been transferred to Berkshire.The county was originally included in the see of Winchester, but in A.D. 909 it was removed to the newly formed see of "Wiltshire", afterwards united with Sherborne.