In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chelwood like this:
CHELWOOD, a parish in Clutton district, Somerset; 2 miles SE of Pensford, and 5 SSW of Saltford r. station. It has a post office under Bristol, and a fair on 24 June. Acres, 1, 077. Real property, £1, 715. Pop., 180. Houses, 41. The property is divided between two. The surface is diversified with hill and vale. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £200.* Patron, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The church is ancient, and was recently restored. There is an endowment of £87 a year for an Independent chapel and for apprenticing.
Chelwood through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chelwood in Bath and North East Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12556
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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