In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stowey like this:
STOWEY, a sub-district in Bridgewater district, Somerset; containing Nether-Stowey and Over-Stowey parishes and 7 others. Acres, 19,540. Pop., 4,977. Houses, 1,092.
Stowey through time
Stowey is now part of Sedgemoor district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgemoor has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stowey itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stowey, in Sedgemoor and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21100
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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