Search for a place
Search for a place
CHEDZOY, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; near the Bristol and Exeter railway, 3 miles E by N of Bridgewater. It has a post office under Bridgewater. Acres, 1, 655. Real property, £4, 490. Pop., 442, Houses, 88. The property is divided among a few. Ancient coins and other relics have been found. Fairfax had his head-quarters here when besieging Bridgewater. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £480.* Patron, the Rev. G. O. Mullens. The church is old but good. Bishop Nikke and A. Pascal were rectors.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Chedzoy Parish Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Chedzoy |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.