In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Summerstown like this:
SUMMERSTOWN, a chapelry in Garrat hamlet, Wandsworth parish, Surrey; on the river Wandle, 1½ mile NE of Wimbledon r. station. It was constituted in 1845. Post town, Garrat, under Tooting, London SW. Rated property, £5,282. Pop., 920. Houses, 186. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £195.* Patrons, Trustees. The church is in the pointed style.
Summerstown through time
Summerstown is now part of Wandsworth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wandsworth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Summerstown itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Summerstown, in Wandsworth and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23691
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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