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National Gazetteer (1868) - Hinton Blewett

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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"HINTON-BLEWETT, a parish in the hundred of Chewton, county Somerset, 8 miles N.E. of Wells, and 9 S. of Bristol. It contains the hamlet of South Widcombe. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £155. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £238. The church is dedicated to All Saints."

"SOUTH WIDCOMBE, a hamlet in the parish of Hinton Blewett, county Somerset, near Widcombe, North.

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]