In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Raddington like this:
RADDINGTON, a parish in Wellington district, Somerset; adjacent to Devon, 4¼ miles W by S of Wiveliscombe, and 7½ W N W of Wellington r. station. Post-town, Wiveliscombe, under Wellington, Somerset. Acres, 1, 505. Real property, £1, 315. Pop., 121. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £180.* Patron, J. Hayne, Esq. The church is early English, and was restored in 1845 and 1852.
Raddington through time
Raddington is now part of Taunton Deane district. Click here for graphs and data of how Taunton Deane has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Raddington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Raddington, in Taunton Deane and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13163
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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