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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Staple Fitzpaine like this:
STAPLE-FITZPAINE, a parish, with a village, in Taunton district, Somerset; 5½ miles SE by S of Taunton r. station. It has a post-office under Taunton. Acres, 2,573. Real property, £2,441. Pop., 264. Houses, 53. The manor belongs to Lord Portman. The living is a rectory, united with Bickenhall, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £600. Patron, Lord Portman-The church is later English, with a fine tower.
Staple Fitzpaine is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Staple Fitzpaine itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Staple Fitzpaine in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13233
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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