In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Woodspring like this:

Woodspring Priory, ruins, Kewstoke par., Somerset, 4½ miles N. of Weston super Mare sta.; the ruins are of considerable extent, and very picturesque.

Woodspring through time

Woodspring is now part of NORTH SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Woodspring itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woodspring, in North Somerset and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20098

Date accessed: 11th December 2025


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