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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Orchard Portman like this:
ORCHARD-PORTMAN, a parish in Taunton district, Somerset; 2 miles S S E of Taunton r. station. Post.town, Taunton. Acres, 635. Real property, £952. Pop., 66. Houses, 13. The property belongs to Lord Portman; and Orchard-Portman House is Lord P.'s seat. The parish is a meet for the Blackdown hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, not reported. Patron, Lord Portman. The church is later English, in good condition; and consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower. Charities, £10.
Orchard Portman is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Orchard Portman itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Orchard Portman in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13131
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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