In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kingston Seymour like this:
KINGSTON-SEYMOUR, a parish, with a village, in Bedminster district, Somerset; on the coast, adjacent to the Clevedon railway, 2½ miles W of Yatton r. station, and 3½ S by E of Clevedon. Post town, Yatton, Somerset. Acres, 3, 422; of which 780 are water. Real property, £7, 17 4. ...
Pop., 336. Houses, 55. The property time of Edward IV., but has been restored and greatly modernized. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £305.* Patrons, the Trustees of the late Mrs. Pigott. The church was thoroughly restored in 1865; and comprises nave. aisle, chancel, and porch, with tower and small spire. The churchyard con tains a well preserved ancient cross. There is a national school.
Kingston Seymour through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kingston Seymour in North Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13002
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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