In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Willian like this:
WILLIAN, a parish in Hitchin district, Herts; 2½ miles E of Hitchin r. station. Post town, Hitchin. Acres, 1,854. Real property, £3,538. Pop., 281. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £588.* Patron, F. Pym, Esq. The church is ancient but good. There is a national school.
Willian through time
Willian is now part of North Hertfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Hertfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Willian itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Willian in North Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2016
Date accessed: 26th April 2025
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