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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Quantoxhead like this:
QUANTOXHEAD (East), a parish, with a village, in Williton district, Somerset; on the coast, near the Quantock hills, 3¾ miles E of Williton r. station, and 4½ E of Watchet. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 2, 582; of which 280 are water. Real property, £1, 515. Pop., 339. Houses, 55. ...
The manor belongs to G. F. Luttrell, Esq. he living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath an ells. Value, £325.* Patron, G. F. Luttrell, Esq. The church was partly restored, and the chancel rebuilt, in 1860. Charities, £10. Miss Biffenthe miniature painter, born without hands or arms, was a native.
East Quantoxhead is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Quantoxhead itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Taynton, in West Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13161
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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