In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wootton Courtenay like this:
WOOTTON-COURTNEY, a parish, with a village, in Williton district, Somerset; 10 miles W of Williton r. station. Post town, Dunster, under Taunton. Acres, 3,145. Real property, £2,291. Pop., 378. Houses, 73. The manor belonged anciently to the Courtneys, and belongs now to the Hon. R. H. Dutton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £386.* Patron, Eton College. The church was restored in 1867. Charities, £38.
Wootton Courtenay through time
Wootton Courtenay is now part of West Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wootton Courtenay itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wootton Courtenay in West Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13499
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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