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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Norton Sub Hamdon like this:
NORTON-UNDER-HAMDON, a parish, with a village, in Yeovil district, Somerset; near the river Parret, 4½ miles N by E of Crewkerne r. station, and 5½ W of Yeovil. Post-town, Ilminster. Acres, 642. Real property, £1, 945. Pop., 467. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor and much of the land belong to Major Quantock. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £240.* Patron, the Rev. G. Lock. The church is late perpendicular; was restored in 1862; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower; and has a fine memorial W four-light window, put up in 1862, for Mrs. Quantock and child. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £8.
Norton Sub Hamdon is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Norton Sub Hamdon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Norton Sub Hamdon in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13120
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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