In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wapley like this:
WAPLEY-CUM-CODRINGTON, a parish in Chipping-Sodbury district, Gloucester; 2 miles SE of Yate r. station. Post town, Chipping-Sodbury. Acres, 2,448. Real property, £4,757. Pop., 358. Houses, 73. The manor belongs to W. Codrington, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £400.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church was restored in 1862.
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Wapley through time
Wapley is now part of South Gloucestershire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Gloucestershire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wapley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wapley in South Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24007
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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