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

WILMINGTON, a hamlet in Priston parish, Somerset; 4¼ miles SW of Bath.

Wilmington through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24797

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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