In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shorncott like this:
SHORNCOTE, a parish in the district of Cirencester and county of Wilts; 3½ miles S by E of Cirencester r.. station. Post town, Cricklade. Acres, 4,850. Rated property, £482. Pop., 19. Houses, 6. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £130.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.
Shorncott through time
Shorncott is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shorncott itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shorncott, in Cotswold and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21069
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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