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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kilve like this:
KILVE, a village and a parish in Williton district, Somerset. The village stands on the coast, 5 miles NE by E of Williton r. station, and 5 E by N of Watchet; is a pleasant place, -Southey's " Kilve by the green sea; '' and has a post office under Bridgewater. The parish comprises 1, 690 acres of land and 80 of water. ...
Real property, £1, 979. Pop., 226. Houses, 52. The manor belongs to J. H. Sweeting, Esq. The West Somerset fox hounds are kennelled here. The living is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Stringston, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £642. * Patron, Balliol College, Oxford. The church is ancient; was restored in 1861; and consists of centre aisle and chancel, with porch and tower. A chantry or priory was founded near the church, by. Simon de Fourneaux; and has left some remains. There are an Independent chapel and a parochial school.
Kilve is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kilve itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kilve in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12988
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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