In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Crowcombe like this:
CROWCOMBE, a village and a parish in Williton district, Somerset. The village stands under the Quantock hills, near the Taunton and Watchet railway, 7 miles NNE of Wiveliscombe; and has a station on the railway, a post office under Taunton, and an inn. It was formerly a market-town and borough; and it still has fairs on the first Friday of May, the Monday after 1 Aug., and 31 Oct. ...
It is a neat and romantic place; and commands a fine view to the west. The parish includes also the hamlet of Flaxpool. Acres, 3, 176. Real property, £4, 163. Pop., 573. Houses, 116. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to the Biccombes; and belongs now to the Carews. Crowcombe Court, the seat of the Carews, is a red brick mansion, with portico and wings; stands amid highly picturesque grounds; and contains a fine collection of paintings and curiosities. The church is later English and good; has an embattled tower, which was formerly surmounted by a spire; and contains monuments of the Carews. Crowcombe-Heathfield is a meet for the West Somerset hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, not reported.* Patron, R. Harvey, Esq. A sculptured cross is in the churchyard; and another is in the neighbourhood. Charities, £66.
Crowcombe through time
Crowcombe is now part of West Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Crowcombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Crowcombe in West Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12715
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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