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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hemington like this:
HEMINGTON, a village and a parish in Frome district, Somerset. The village stands 5 miles NW of Frome r. station. The parish contains also the hamlets of Falkland and Rowe. Post town, Radstock, under Bath. Acres, 3, 046. Real property, £3, 784. Pop., 459. Houses, 103. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Hardington, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. ...
Value, £641. * Patron, Lord Poltimore. The church is ancient; underwent recent restoration, when a very fine Norman arch was discovered; and consists of nave, aisles, transept, and chancel, with a tower. There are a national school, and charities £21.
Hemington is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hemington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hemington in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12944
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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