In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Driffield like this:
DRIFFIELD, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; adjacent to the Thames and Severn canal, 3½ miles SE by E of Cirencester r. station. Post town, Cirencester. Acres, 1, 310. Real property, £1, 661. Pop., 132. Houses, 34. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £270.* Patron, the Rev. R. M. Ashe. The church is good; and a school has £12 from endowment.
Driffield through time
Driffield is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Driffield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Driffield, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10610
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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