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

BEER, a tything in High Ham parish, Somerset; 1 mile N of Langport. Pop., 45.

Beer through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26593

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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