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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Seavington St Michael like this:
SEAVINGTON-ST. MICHAEL, a parish, with a village, in Chard district, Somerset; 3½ miles W of Ilminster r. station. Post-town, Seavington, under Ilminster. Acres, 280. Rated property, £640. Pop., 244. House 3., 56. The manor belongs to Winchester college. The living is a rectory, united with Dinnington, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £350.* Patron, Earl Powlett. The church is old but good. There is a national school.
Seavington St Michael is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Seavington St Michael itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Seavington St Michael in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13209
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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