In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Litton like this:
LITTON, a village and a parish in Clutton district, Somerset. The village stands 3 miles SW of Clutton, and 6¼ NNE of Wells r. station.—The parish contains also the hamlets of Greendown and Sherborn; and its Post town is Stratton-on-the-Fosse, under Bath. Acres, 1,117. Real property, £2,517. ...
Pop., in 1851,421; in 1861,313. Houses, 81. The decrease of pop. arose from the removal of about 200 persons, who were temporarily employed in erecting the Bristol water-works. The property is snbdivided. The manor belongs to General Lowth. Lillycombe is the seat of Capt. John Rendall. The reservoirs of the Bristol water-works are partly in this parish, and partly in that of Hinton-Blewett. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £250.* Patron, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The church is later English; was erected in 1485; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and was reported in 1859 as not good. Charities, £13.
Litton through time
Litton is now part of Mendip district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mendip has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Litton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Litton, in Mendip and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13049
Date accessed: 04th November 2024
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