In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Misterton like this:

MISTERTON, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district of Beaminster and county of Somerset. The village stands near the Yeovil and Exeter railway, 1 mile N of the boundary with Dorset, and 1½ SE of Crewkerne; and has a post office under Crewkerne. The parish comprises 1,417 acres. ...


Real property, £2,923. Pop., 588. Houses, 118. The property is much subdivided. The Manor House is the Seat of W.Lambert, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £196. * Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Winchester. The church is plain but good; and consists of nave and chancel, with bell-turret. Charities, £39.—The sub-district contains also another parish in Somerset, and three in Dorset. Acres, 5,180. Pop., 1,630. Houses, 336.

Misterton through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13105

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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