In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hemington like this:
HEMINGTON, a village and a parish in Frome district, Somerset. The village stands 5 miles NW of Frome r. station. The parish contains also the hamlets of Falkland and Rowe. Post town, Radstock, under Bath. Acres, 3, 046. Real property, £3, 784. Pop., 459. Houses, 103. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Hardington, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. ...
Value, £641. * Patron, Lord Poltimore. The church is ancient; underwent recent restoration, when a very fine Norman arch was discovered; and consists of nave, aisles, transept, and chancel, with a tower. There are a national school, and charities £21.
Hemington through time
Hemington is now part of Mendip district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mendip has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hemington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hemington, in Mendip and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12944
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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