In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brompton Ralph like this:
BROMPTON-RALPH, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; 3½ miles WSW of Crowcombe-Heathfield r. station, and 4 N of Wiveliscombe. Post Town, Wiveliscombe, under Wellington, Somerset. Acres, 2,690. Real property, £3,495. Pop., 436. Houses, 94. The property is divided among a few. There are traces of a Roman camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £347.* Patrons, J. Blommart, Esq., and Miss Escott. The church is old, and was enlarged in 1847. There is an Independent chapel.
Brompton Ralph through time
Brompton Ralph is now part of West Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brompton Ralph itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brompton Ralph in West Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12476
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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