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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Walton in Gordano like this:
WALTON-IN-GORDANO, a parish in Bedminster district, Somerset; on the coast, 1¾ mile NE of Clevedon r. station. It has a post-office under Clevedon. Acres, 1,315. Real property, £1,513. Pop., 191. Houses, 43. The manor belongs to Sir W. Miles, Bart. W. Castle belonged to the Mortimers; passed to the Seymours, the Thynnes, and others; and is now an extensive ruin. The living is a rectory, united with Weston-in-Gordano, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £360.* Patron, Sir W. Miles, Bart. The church is modern. There is a national school.
Walton in Gordano is now part of NORTH SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walton in Gordano itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walton in Gordano, in North Somerset and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13368
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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