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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Theale like this:
THEALE, a chapelry in Wedmore parish, Somerset; 4¼ miles NNE of Shapwick r. station, and 5½ W of Wells. It was constituted in 1844; and it has a post-office under Wells, Somerset. Pop., 743. Houses, 173. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £300.* Patron, the Vicar of Wedmore. The church is modern.
Theale is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Theale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Theale in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24121
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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