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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Creech St Michael like this:
CREECH-ST. MICHAEL, a parish in Taunton district, Somerset; on the river Tone, the Bridgewater and Taunton canal, and the Bristol and Exeter railway, 3¼ miles E by N of Taunton. It has a post office under Taunton. Acres, 2, 304. Real property, £7, 087. Pop., 1, 121. Houses, 254. The property is divided among a few. ...
A number of the inhabitants are employed in the silk and lace manufactures. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £463.* Patrons,Creswell, Esq. and Mrs. Creswell. The church is ancient but good; and consists of nave, chancel, aisle, and porch, with square tower. There is a Baptist chapel.
Creech St Michael is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Creech St Michael itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Creech St Michael in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12702
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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