In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westonbirt like this:
WESTON-BIRT, a parish in Tetbury district, Gloucester; 3 miles SW by S of Tetbury, and 10 SW of Tetbury-Road r. station. It has a post-office under Tetbury. Acres, 1,904. Real property, with Lasborough, £2,432. Pop., 190. Houses, 38. The property belongs to R. S. Holford, Esq.; and W.-B. House is his seat. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £226.* Patron, R. S. Holford, Esq. The church was restored in 1841. There is a national school.
Westonbirt through time
Westonbirt is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westonbirt itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westonbirt, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11459
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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