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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brompton Ralph like this:
BROMPTON-RALPH, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; 3½ miles WSW of Crowcombe-Heathfield r. station, and 4 N of Wiveliscombe. Post Town, Wiveliscombe, under Wellington, Somerset. Acres, 2,690. Real property, £3,495. Pop., 436. Houses, 94. The property is divided among a few. There are traces of a Roman camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £347.* Patrons, J. Blommart, Esq., and Miss Escott. The church is old, and was enlarged in 1847. There is an Independent chapel.
Brompton Ralph is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brompton Ralph itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brompton Ralph in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12476
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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