In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eyford like this:
EYFORD, a parish in Stow-on-the-Wold district, Gloucester; near Bourton-on-the-Water railway, 2½ miles W by S of Stow-on-the-Wold. Post town, Stow-on-the-Wold, under Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Acres, 1, 380. Real property, £1, 341. Pop., 44. Houses, 9. Eyford Hall is the seat of the Dolphins. There is no church. Milton is said to have written part of Paradise Lost in Eyford.
Eyford through time
Eyford is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eyford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eyford, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10807
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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