In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fitzhead like this:
FITZHEAD, a parish in Wellington district, Somerset; 3 miles ENE of Wiveliscombe, and 3½ WSW of Bishops-Lydiard r. station. It has a post office under Taunton. Acres, 1, 208. Real property, £2, 283. Pop., 309. - Houses, 62. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells-Value, £200. Patron, the Vicar of Wiveliscombe. The church is good.
Fitzhead through time
Fitzhead is now part of Taunton Deane district. Click here for graphs and data of how Taunton Deane has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fitzhead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fitzhead, in Taunton Deane and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12852
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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