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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whatley like this:
WHATLEY, a parish, with a village, in Frome district, Somerset: 3 miles W of Frome r. station. Post town, Frome. Acres, 1,259. Real property, £2,671. Pop., 423. Houses, 79. The manor belonged once to Glastonbury abbey, and belongs now to the Rev. J. S. H. Horner. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £228.* Patron, the Rev. J. S. H. Horner. The church is ancient, with tower and spire; and the chancel was restored in 1857. The vicarage of Chantry is a separate benefice. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a parochial school.
Whatley is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whatley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whatley in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13394
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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