Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
EAST WELLS	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
WELLS ST THOMAS	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
CARY	Rural Deanery		1855	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
SHEPTON MALLET	Rural Deanery	1872		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.
WELLS	Rural Deanery	1855	1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1858	was created from part of	WELLS ST CUTHBERT EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 441.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.