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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tortworth like this:
TORTWORTH, a parish in Thornbury district, Gloucester; 2 miles NNW of Charfield r. station, and 3½ W of Wotton-under-Edge. It has a post-office under Wotton-under-Edge. Acres, 1,551. Real property, £3,037. Pop., 235. Houses, 38. The manor, with T. Court, belongs to Earl Ducie. A Roman camp is in the park; and Roman relics have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £428.* Patron, Earl Ducie The church was repaired and decorated in 1852. There are a British school, and charities £16.
Tortworth 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 Tortworth itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tortworth, in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11395
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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