In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kiftsgate like this:
KIFTSGATE, a hundred in Gloucester; contiguous to Warwick and Worcester; cut into two divisions, lower and upper; and containing, in the l. div., nineteen parishes, -in the n. div., sixteen parishes, and parts of three others. Acres of the l. div., 45, 535. Pop. in 1851, 8, 038. Houses, 1, 695. Acres of the u. div., 36, 888. Pop. in 1851, 7, 366. Houses, 1, 553. Pop. of the whole, in 1861, 15, 533. Houses, 3, 428.
Kiftsgate through time
Kiftsgate is now part of Wychavon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wychavon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kiftsgate itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kiftsgate, in Wychavon and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21146
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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