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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sampford Brett like this:
SAMPFORD-BRETT, a parish, with a village, in Williton district, Somerset; adjacent to the Watchet railway, 1½ mile S W of Williton r. station. Post-town, Williton, under Taunton. Acres, 932. Real property, £1, 534. Pop., 280. Houses, 48. The manor belongs to Sir A. A. Hood, Bart The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £400.* Patron, the Rev. Dr. Tripp. The church is good.
Sampford Brett is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sampford Brett itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sampford Brett in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13173
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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