Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wrington

Wrington, par. and vil., Somerset - par., 5786 ac., pop. 1551; vil., 3½ miles SE. of Yatton sta. and 6½ NE. of Ax bridge; P.O., T.O. Wrington is situated on a hill slope, and has a reading-room and library. It was formerly a market town. Wrington Lodge and numerous other residences are in the par.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wrington CP/AP       Somerset AncC
Place: Wrington

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