In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kilton like this:
KILTON, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; on the coast, 6 miles E by N of Watchet r. station. Posttown, Kilve, under Bridgewater. Acres, 1, 691; of which 140 are water. Real property, £1, 510. Pop., 174. Houses, 31. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to H. F. Luttrell, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £213.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is plain, and has a tower.
Kilton through time
Kilton is now part of West Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kilton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kilton in West Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12987
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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