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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elworthy like this:
ELWORTHY, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; 2½ miles SW by S of Stogumber r. station, and 5z S by E of Watchet. It includes the hamlet of Willet; and its post town is Stogumber, under Taunton. Acres, 1, 635. Real property, £3, 615. Pop., 197. Houses, 32. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £300.* Patron, the Rev. John Eddy. The church is good.
Elworthy is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elworthy itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elworthy in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12822
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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