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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nyland like this:
NYLAND, a quondam parish in Axbridge district, Somerset; 3¼ miles S E of Axbridge. It contains the tything of Batcombe; belongs to Glastonbury; is now extra-parochial; and has been assigned, for ecclesiastical purposes, to Draycot. Acres, 590. Real property, £2,094. Pop., 40. Houses, 6. An ancient church, called and redesey, stood on an acclivity; and was given, in 670, by Kenewalch, king of the West Saxons, to Glastonbury abbey.
Nyland is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nyland itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nyland in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13122
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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