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

SIMONSBATH, a village in Exmoor parish, Somerset; 12 miles NNE of South Molton. It has a post-office under South Molton, North Devon. S. House is the seat of F. Knight, Esq.

Simonsbath through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26751

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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