In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brockley like this:
BROCKLEY, a parish in Bedminster district, Somerset; on the Bristol and Exeter railway, near Nailsea station, 8 miles SW of Bristol. It has a post office under West Fown, Somerset. Acres, 692. Real property, £1,729. Pop., 93. Houses, 19. The property is divided among three. Brockley Hall is the seat of the Piggotts. ...
Brockley Combe is a rocky wooded hollow, about 300 feet, flanked by hills; and was a favourite resort of the poet Coleridge. Lead ore is found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £128.* Patrons, the Trustees of the late Rev. W. Piggott. The church is pretty good; and there are charities £9.
Brockley through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brockley in North Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12475
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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