Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for KEWSTOKE

KEWSTOKE, a village and a parish, in Axbridge district, Somerset. The village stands on the coast, at Sand bay, 2 miles NNE of Weston-super-Mare r. station, and 9 NW of Axbridge. The parish contains also the hamlets of Milton and Norton. Post town, Westonsuper-Mare. Acres, 4, 008; of which 1, 580 are water. Real property, with Worle, £12, 194. Rated property of K. alone, £6, 600. Pop., 550. Houses, 111. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to John Hellier, Esq. Woodspring priory here was founded in 1210, for Augustinian canons, by William de Courtenay; was dissolved in 1534, when it had a revenue of £111; and is now represented partly by a farm house, partly by a ruined tower, which retains much of its original character. A modern road, through a wood, from K. village to Weston, commands charming views over the Bristol channel to the Welsh mountains; and a flight of about 200 rude stairs, called Kew Steps, leads up to a magnificent view and an ancient camp on Worle Hill. Limestone is quarried. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £400.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is Norman and early English; was recently restored; and comprises nave and chancel, with porch and tower. There are a national school, and charities £ 4.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Kewstoke AP/CP       Axbridge RegD/PLU       Somerset AncC
Place: Kewstoke

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