In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Locking like this:

Locking, par., Somerset, 6 miles NW. of Axbridge, 1016 ac., pop. 122; P.O.

Locking through time

Locking is now part of NORTH SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Locking itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Locking, in North Somerset and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13052

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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