In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rowberrow like this:
ROWBERROW, a parish, with a village, in Axbridge district, Somerset; on the N W end of the Mendip hills, 3 miles N N E of Axbridge, and 5¼ S S E of Yatton r. station. Post-town, Congresbury, Somerset. Acres, 954. Rated property, £511. Pop., 241. Houses, 63. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to E. Leacroft, Esq. Lapis calaminaris is found, and has beenworked. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £134.* Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church is ancient, and was restored in 1865. There is a national school.
Rowberrow through time
Rowberrow is now part of Sedgemoor district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgemoor has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rowberrow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rowberrow, in Sedgemoor and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13166
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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