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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pennypound like this:
PENNYPOUND, a place in the centre of Somerset; on Sedgemoor, near Weston-Zoyland, 4¼ miles S E of Bridgewater. Fairfax encamped here, in 1645, after the battle of Langport; and the Duke of Monmouth was beaten here, in 1685, by the Earl of Feversham.
Pennypound is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pennypound itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pennypound in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25333
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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