In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Preston Plucknett like this:
PRESTON-PLUCKNETT, a village and a parish in Yeovil district, Somerset. The village stands 1 mile N N E of Yeovil r. station; and has a post-office, of the name of Preston, under Yeovil. The parish comprises 790 acres. Real property, £2, 409. Pop., 363. Houses, 73. Most of the property belongs to LadyJ. Fane and R. Tucker, Esq. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Yeovil, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. The church is early English, and has a tower. Charities, £7.
Preston Plucknett through time
Preston Plucknett is now part of South Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Preston Plucknett itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Preston Plucknett in South Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13153
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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