In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elworthy like this:
ELWORTHY, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; 2½ miles SW by S of Stogumber r. station, and 5z S by E of Watchet. It includes the hamlet of Willet; and its post town is Stogumber, under Taunton. Acres, 1, 635. Real property, £3, 615. Pop., 197. Houses, 32. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £300.* Patron, the Rev. John Eddy. The church is good.
Elworthy through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elworthy in West Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12822
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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