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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Charlynch like this:
CHARLINCH, or Charlidge, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; on an affluent of the river Parret, near the Quantock hills, 4 miles W by N of Bridgewater r. station. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 1,432. Assessed property, £1,916. Pop., 241. Houses, 44. The property is divided among a few. ...
The Agapemone or Love's Abode here is an establishment of Communists, founded by Henry James Prince, originally a curate, and called after him Princites. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £440. Patron, Lord Taunton. The church is old but good. There are a national school and charities £9.
Charlynch is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Charlynch itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Charlynch in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12547
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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