In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Durleigh like this:
DURLEIGH, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; on an affluent of the Parret, 2 miles WSW of Bridgewater town and r. station. Post town, Bridgewater. Acres, 886. Real property, £1, 331. Pop., 158. Houses, 31. The property is subdivided. The living is a donative in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £25. Patron, G. R. Harding, Esq. The church is old but good.
Durleigh through time
Durleigh is now part of Sedgemoor district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgemoor has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Durleigh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Durleigh, in Sedgemoor and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12806
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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