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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swell like this:
SWELL, a parish in Langport district, Somerset; 4 miles SW of Langport r. station. Post town, Taunton. Acres, with West Sedgmoor, 891. Rated property, £1,230. Pop., 110. Houses, 19. The manor belongs to J. S. Drax, Esq. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Fivehead. The church was repaired in 1859.
Swell is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swell in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13292
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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