In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hewish like this:

HEWISH, a hamlet in Yatton parish, Somerset; near the river Yeo, 61/2. miles N of Axbridge. Pop., 67.

Hewish through time

Hewish is now part of NORTH SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hewish itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hewish, in North Somerset and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24111

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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