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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Norton Ferris like this:
NORTON-FERRIS, a tything and a hundred in Somerset. The tything is in Kilmington parish, and lies 6 miles S of Frome. The hundred contains Kilmington parish, seven other parishes, and parts of twoothers. Acres, 17, 602. Pop. in 1851, 5, 674; in 1861, 5, 441. Houses, 1, 196. .
Norton Ferris is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Norton Ferris itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Norton Ferris, in Wiltshire and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20531
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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