In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Christon like this:
CHRISTON, a parish in Axbridge district, Somerset; 2½ miles SE of Weston-super-Mare Junction r. station, and 4 NW of Axbridge. Post town, Banwell, under Weston-super-Mare. Acres, 571. Rated property, £662. Pop., 81. Houses, 19. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £99.* Patron,R. Wainwright, Esq. The church is early English.
Christon through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Christon in North Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12592
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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