In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farmborough like this:
FARMBOROUGH, a parish in Clutton district, Somerset; 4¾ miles SW of Twerton r. station, and 6½ SW by W of Bath. It has a post office under Bath. Acres, 1, 494. Real property, £4, 313. Pop., 965. Houses, 225. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Wells. Value, £420.* Patron, the Rev. Dr. Lord. The church is old but good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
Farmborough through time
Farmborough is now part of Bath and North East Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bath and North East Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Farmborough itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farmborough in Bath and North East Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12842
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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