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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Exton like this:
EXTON, a parish in Dulverton sub-district, Somerset; on the river Exe, 5 miles NNE of Dulverton, and 1½ mile W of Combe-Row r. station. Post town, Brompton-Regis, under Tiverton. Acres, 4, 045. Real property, £3, 005. Pop., 410. Houses, 76. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £380.* Patron, the Rev. G. B. Warren. The church is ancient.
Exton is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Exton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Exton in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12840
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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