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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dunster like this:
Dunster, market town and par. with ry. sta., W. Somerset, 5 miles W. of Watchet, 3455 ac. (585 water), pop. 1126; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday. In vicinity is Dunster Castle, built in the 16th century, on the site of an older work of the 11th century; 1 mile S. is Dunster Park.
Dunster is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dunster itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dunster in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12803
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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