In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thurlbear like this:
THURLBEAR, a parish in Taunton district, Somerset; 3¾ miles SE of Taunton r. station. Post town, Taunton. Acres, 949. Real property, £1,021. Pop., 192. Houses, 34. The manor belongs to Lord Portman. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £136.* Patron, Lord Portman. The church is Norman.
Thurlbear through time
Thurlbear is now part of Taunton Deane district. Click here for graphs and data of how Taunton Deane has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thurlbear itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thurlbear, in Taunton Deane and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13479
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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