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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whitley like this:
WHITLEY, a hundred in Somerset; comprising detached parts toward the NW side of the county; and containing 20 parishes. Acres, 49,254. Pop., in 1851, 14,347; in 1861, 14,174. Houses, 3,071.
Whitley is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whitley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whitley in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20627
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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