In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wayford like this:
WAYFORD, a parish in Chard district, Somerset; 2½ miles SW of Crewkerne r. station. Post town, Crewkerne. Acres, 1,618. Real property, £2,353. Pop., 191. Houses, 36. The manor belongs to J. A. Pinney, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £180.* Patron, J. Alexander, Esq. The church is good. Charities, £15.
Wayford through time
Wayford is now part of South Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wayford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wayford in South Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13370
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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