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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Corton Denham like this:
CORTON-DENHAM, a parish in Wincanton district, Somerset; 2¼ miles E of Marston r. station, and 4 N of Sherborne. Post town, Marston-Magna, under Sherborne. Acres, 1, 371. Real property, with Sandford-Orcas, £5, 232. Pop., 413. Houses, 82. The property is divided among a few. Roman coins have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £320.* Patron, Lord Portman. The church is Norman and good: consists of nave, aisle, chancel, and porch, with a tower; and contains an ancient font. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Corton Denham is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Corton Denham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Corton Denham in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12689
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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