In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Runnington like this:
RUNNINGTON, a parish in Wellington district, Somerset; on the river Tone, 1 mile W N W of Wellington r. station. Post-town, Wellington, Somerset. Acres, 323. Real property, £792. Pop., 100. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £103.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old. Charities, £8.
Runnington through time
Runnington 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 Runnington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Runnington, in Taunton Deane and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13168
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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