In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westwell like this:
WESTWELL, a parish in Witney district, Oxford; 2 miles SW of Burford r. station. Post town, Burford, under Faringdon. Acres, 890. Real property, £1,243. Pop., 169. Houses, 35. The manor belongs to the Pinnells The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £159.* Patron, Christchurch, Oxford. The church is Norman. There is a parochial school.
Westwell through time
Westwell is now part of West Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westwell in West Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10264
Date accessed: 28th October 2024
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