In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whitestaunton like this:
STAUNTON (White), a parish in Chard district, Somerset; 3 miles WNW of Chard r. station. Post town, Chard. Acres, 1,960. Real property, £1,853. Pop., 250. Houses, 46. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £255.* Patron, J. Elton, Esq. The church is later English.
Whitestaunton through time
Whitestaunton 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 Whitestaunton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whitestaunton in South Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13402
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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