In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stowell like this:
STOWELL, a parish in Wincanton district, Somerset; 1½ mile W of Temple-Combe r. station, and 4½ SSW of Wincanton. Post town, Wincanton, under Bath. Acres, 902. Rated property, £1,279. Pop., 133. Houses, 31. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £220. Patrons, the Representatives of W. M. Dorrington, Esq. The church was built in 1834.
Stowell through time
Stowell 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 Stowell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stowell in South Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13276
Date accessed: 27th September 2024
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