In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bishops Lydeard like this:
BISHOPS-LYDEARD, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the district of Taunton, Somerset. The village stands near the Quantock hills, adjacent to the Taunton and Watchet railway, 5 miles NNW of Taunton; and has a station on the railway, a post office‡ under Taunton, and a fair on 5 April. ...
The parish includes the tythings of Lydeard-Punchardon, Town, Church, East Bagborough, Quantock-Hill, East Coombe, CamesAsh, Ash-Week, and Free, and the hamlet of Kenley-Bottom. Acres, 4,686. Real property, £9,086. Pop., 1,459. Houses, 292. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £120.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Wells. The church has a very beautiful tower, in perpendicular English, of the time of Henry VII.; and was repaired in 1860. There are two sculptured crosses in the churchyard, an Independent chapel, a parochial school, a petty sessions courthouse, ten alms-houses with £126 a year, and other charities £40. The Rev. F. Warre, who became vicar in 1836, is known for learned local researches.-The subdistrict contains nine parishes. Pop., 4,030. Houses, 811.
Bishops Lydeard through time
Bishops Lydeard is now part of Taunton Deane district. Click here for graphs and data of how Taunton Deane has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bishops Lydeard itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bishops Lydeard, in Taunton Deane and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13086
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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