In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kilmington like this:
KILMINGTON, a parish in the district of Mere, and county of Somerset; adjacent to Wilts, and not far from Dorset, 3½ miles SE of Witham r. station, and 6 ENE of Bruton. It includes the tything of Norton-Ferris; and has a post office under Bath, and a fair on 31 Aug. Its name has been written variously Cilemetone, Culmington, and Kilmanton. ...
Acres, 2, 746. Real property, with Yarnfield, £4, 568. Rated property of K. alone, £3, 282. Pop., 587. Houses, 146. The property is much divided. The manor belonged anciently to the Crown; was given, in the time of Edward I., to the family of Le Port; passed to the Hartgills; and belongs now to Sir A. Hoare, Bart. Alfred's tower, with its historical associations, is within the parish. See ALFRED's ToWER. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £550.* Patron, the Earl of Ilchester. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and is good. There is a national school.
Kilmington through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kilmington, in Salisbury and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12986
Date accessed: 12th May 2024
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