In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Charlton Kings like this:
CHARLTON-KINGS, a parish and a subdistrict in Cheltenham district, Gloucester. The parish lies in the south-eastern environs of Cheltenham, nominally 1¾ mile distant; and has a post office under Cheltenham. Acres, 3,170. Real property, £17,974. Pop., 3,443. Houses, 741. The property is much subdivided. ...
Charlton Park is a chief residence. There are mineral springs. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £177. Patron, Jesus College, Oxford. The church is later English, with enlargement in 1842; and has a tower. The churchyard contains a stone cross. There are a Wesleyan chapel, national schools, and charities £69.-The subdistrict comprises all Cheltenham district, except Cheltenham parish. Acres, 21,136. Pop., 10,099. Houses, 2,083.
Charlton Kings through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Charlton Kings, in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/48
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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