Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PUXTON

PUXTON, a parish in Axbridge district, Somerset; near the river Yeo, 2 miles E of Banwell r. station, and 5¾ N N W of Axbridge. Post-town, Congresbury, Somerset. Acres, 613. Real property, £1, 998. Pop., 147. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to W. Windham, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £60. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is later English, with porch and tower.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Puxton CP/Ch       Axbridge RegD/PLU       Somerset AncC
Place: Puxton

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