In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Witcombe like this:
WHITCOMBE (Great), a parish in Cheltenham district, Gloucester; 5½ miles SSW of Cheltenham r. station. It has a post-office under Gloucester. Acres, 918. Real property, £1,629. Pop., 165. Houses, 37. The manor, with W. House, belongs to Lady Cromie. Roman pavements, baths, coins, and indications of a villa, were found in 1819. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £100.* Patron, Lady Cromwell. The church is old.
Great Witcombe through time
Great Witcombe is now part of Tewkesbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tewkesbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Great Witcombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Witcombe, in Tewkesbury and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11472
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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