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Norton Ferris  Somerset

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Norton Ferris like this:

NORTON-FERRIS, a tything and a hundred in Somerset. The tything is in Kilmington parish, and lies 6 miles S of Frome. The hundred contains Kilmington parish, seven other parishes, and parts of twoothers. Acres, 17, 602. Pop. in 1851, 5, 674; in 1861, 5, 441. Houses, 1, 196. .

Norton Ferris through time

Norton Ferris is now part of Salisbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Salisbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Norton Ferris itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Norton Ferris, in Salisbury and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20531

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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