In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Quantoxhead like this:
QUANTOXHEAD (East), a parish, with a village, in Williton district, Somerset; on the coast, near the Quantock hills, 3¾ miles E of Williton r. station, and 4½ E of Watchet. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 2, 582; of which 280 are water. Real property, £1, 515. Pop., 339. Houses, 55. ...
The manor belongs to G. F. Luttrell, Esq. he living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath an ells. Value, £325.* Patron, G. F. Luttrell, Esq. The church was partly restored, and the chancel rebuilt, in 1860. Charities, £10. Miss Biffenthe miniature painter, born without hands or arms, was a native.
East Quantoxhead through time
East Quantoxhead 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 East Quantoxhead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Quantoxhead in West Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13161
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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