Elm, Somerset

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

ELM, a parish in Frome district, Somerset; on the river Frome, 2 miles W by N of Frome town and r. station. It includes Little Elm hamlet, lying detached from the main body of the parish, which bears the name of Great Elm; and its post town is Frome. Acres, exclusive of Little Elm, whose acreage is returned with that of Whatley parish, 893. ...

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Real property, £1, 566. Pop. of G. Elm, 323; of L. Elm, 54. Houses, 76 and 16. The property is divided among a few. Extensive ironworks are on the banks of the Frome. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £193.* Patron, William Strachey, Esq. The church is ancient; has a fine Norman doorway; and is good.

Elm through time

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

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