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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Axbridge like this:
Axbridge, par. and small town with ry. sta., mid. Somerset, 9½ miles NW. of Wells, 540 ac., pop. 718; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-days, Tuesday and Saturday.
Axbridge is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Axbridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Axbridge in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12349
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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