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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Littleton upon Severn like this:
LITTLETON-UPON-SEVERN, a parish in Thornbury district, Gloucester; on the river Severn, 3 miles W of Thornbury, and 4¼ NNE of New Passage r. station. Post town, Almondsbury, under Bristol. Acres, 1,665; of which 690 are water. Real property, £1,793; of which £15 are in fisheries. ...
Pop., 195. Houses, 41. The property is divided among a few. The manor and most of the land belong to R.Lippincott, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £52.* Patron, R.Lippincott, Esq. The church is early English, in good condition; consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower; and has a Norman font.
Littleton upon Severn is now part of SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Littleton upon Severn itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Littleton upon Severn, in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10953
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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