In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Compton Abdale like this:
COMPTON-ABDALE, a parish in Northleach district, Gloucester; on the river Colne, 3 miles WNW of Northleach, and 9 SE by E of Cheltenham r. station. Post town, Northleach, under Cheltenham. Acres, 2, 215. Real property, £2, 047. Pop., 258. Houses, 49. The property is divided among a few. Part of the surface is heath. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £81. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church was repaired in 1859.
Compton Abdale through time
Compton Abdale is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Compton Abdale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Compton Abdale, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10559
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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