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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wayford like this:
WAYFORD, a parish in Chard district, Somerset; 2½ miles SW of Crewkerne r. station. Post town, Crewkerne. Acres, 1,618. Real property, £2,353. Pop., 191. Houses, 36. The manor belongs to J. A. Pinney, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £180.* Patron, J. Alexander, Esq. The church is good. Charities, £15.
Wayford is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wayford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wayford in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13370
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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