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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Dowlish like this:
DOWLISH (West), a parish in Chard district, Somerset; 1¼ mile SE by E of Ilminster. Acres and real property, returned with Dowlish-Wake. Pop., 52. Houses, 9. There is no church. See preceding article.
West Dowlish is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Dowlish itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Dowlish in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12765
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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