In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Seavington St Michael like this:
SEAVINGTON-ST. MICHAEL, a parish, with a village, in Chard district, Somerset; 3½ miles W of Ilminster r. station. Post-town, Seavington, under Ilminster. Acres, 280. Rated property, £640. Pop., 244. House 3., 56. The manor belongs to Winchester college. The living is a rectory, united with Dinnington, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £350.* Patron, Earl Powlett. The church is old but good. There is a national school.
Seavington St Michael through time
Seavington St Michael is now part of South Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Seavington St Michael itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Seavington St Michael in South Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 02nd May 2024
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