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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marksbury like this:
MARKSBURY, a village and a parish in Keynsham district, Somerset. The village stands 3½ miles S of Keynsham r. station, and 5½ WSW of Bath; and has a post office under Bristol. The parish contains also the hamlet of Houndstreet. Acres, 1,277. Real property, £2,590. Pop., 307. Houses, 65. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £240.* Patron, F. L. Polpham, Esq. The church is ancient but good; and consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
Marksbury is now part of BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Marksbury itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marksbury, in Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13094
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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