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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Cheriton like this:
CHERITON (North), a parish in Wincanton district, Somerset; 3 miles SW of Wincanton, and 2½ NNW of Templecombe r. station. Post town, Horsington, under Bath. Acres, 1, 088. Real property, with Horsington, £8, 872. Pop., 302. Houses, 60. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £200. 8 Patron, the Rev. T. Gatehouse. The church is good. Charities, £8.
North Cheriton is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about North Cheriton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Cheriton in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12557
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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