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

CURLAND, a parish in Taunton district, Somerset; adjacent to the Chard and Taunton railway, 5¼ miles NNW of Chard. Post town, Staple-Fitzpaine, under Taunton. Acres, 777. Real property, £815. Pop., 247. Houses, 50. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Curry-Mallet, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. The church was recently restored.

Curland through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12722

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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