In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Priston like this:
PRISTON, a parish in Keynsham district, Somerset; 5 miles S W of Bath r. station. It contains Wilmingtonhamlet; and its post town is Bath. Acres, 1,850. Real property, £2, 703. Pop., 292. Houses, 60. The property is divided between two. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £384.* Patron, W. V. Jenkins, Esq. The church is ancient, was recently restored, and has two Norman arches and a tower.
Priston through time
Priston 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 Priston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Priston in Bath and North East Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13155
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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