In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burnett like this:

BURNETT, a parish in Keynsham district, Somerset; on the river Chew, adjacent to the Great Western railway, 2 miles SE of Keynsham. Post Town, Keynsham, under Bristol. Acres, 608. Real property, £1,339. Pop., 98. Houses, 16. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £125. Patron, the Rev. J. B. Doveton. The church has a brass of 1575, and is good.

Burnett through time

Burnett is now part of BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burnett itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burnett, in Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12501

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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