In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Catcott like this:
CATCOTT, a chapelry in Moorlinch parish, Somerset; 3 miles SSW of Shapwick r. station, and 7 ENE of Bridgewater. It includes part of Burtle hamlet. Post Town, Bridgewater. Acres, 2,256. Real property, £3,701. Pop., 740. Houses, 159. The property is much subdivided. The living is a donative in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £100.* Patron, A. Henniker, Esq. The church is Norman. There are two Methodist chapels, a free school, a national school, and charities £60.
Catcott through time
Catcott is now part of Sedgemoor district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgemoor has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Catcott itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Catcott, in Sedgemoor and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12524
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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