Place:


Charlynch  Somerset

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Charlynch like this:

CHARLINCH, or Charlidge, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; on an affluent of the river Parret, near the Quantock hills, 4 miles W by N of Bridgewater r. station. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 1,432. Assessed property, £1,916. Pop., 241. Houses, 44. The property is divided among a few. ...


The Agapemone or Love's Abode here is an establishment of Communists, founded by Henry James Prince, originally a curate, and called after him Princites. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £440. Patron, Lord Taunton. The church is old but good. There are a national school and charities £9.

Charlynch through time

Charlynch is now part of Sedgemoor district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgemoor has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Charlynch itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Charlynch, in Sedgemoor and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12547

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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