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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Greinton like this:
GREINTON, or GRENTON, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; 4 miles S of Shapwick r. station, and 6 SW by W of Glastonbury. Post town, Shapwick, under Bath. Acres, 845. Real property, £1, 679. Pop., 161. Houses, 38. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to S. T. Kekewich, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £165. * Patron, S. T. Kekewich, Esq. The church consists of gave and chancel, with a tower; and was repaired in 1859. There is a national school.
Greinton is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Greinton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Greinton in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12914
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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