In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stoke St Gregory like this:
STOKE-ST. GREGORY, a parish, with a village, in Taunton district, Somerset; between the rivers Tone and Parret, 1½ mile SSW of Athelney r. station, and 4½ W of Langport. It has a post-office under Taunton. Acres, 3,790. Rated property, £5,360. Pop. in 1851, 1,477; in 1861, 1,617. Houses, 334. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £120.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Wells. The church is later English, with tower and spire. There are a Bible Christian chapel and a national school.
Stoke St Gregory through time
Stoke St Gregory 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 Stoke St Gregory itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stoke St Gregory, in Taunton Deane and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13267
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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