In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whitley like this:
WHITLEY, a hundred in Somerset; comprising detached parts toward the NW side of the county; and containing 20 parishes. Acres, 49,254. Pop., in 1851, 14,347; in 1861, 14,174. Houses, 3,071.
Whitley through time
Whitley is now part of South Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whitley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whitley in South Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20627
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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