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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the West like this:
WEST, a hundred near the centre of Cornwall; containing 19 parishes. Acres, 93,058. Pop. in 1851, 18,362; in 1861, 19,678. Houses, 3,873.
the West is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about the West itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of the West in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20605
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "the West".
