In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upper Swell like this:
SWELL (Upper), a parish in Stow-on-the-Wold district, Gloucester; 2 miles NNW of Stow-on-the-Wold r. station. Post town, Stow-on-the-Wold, under Moreton-in-Marsh. Acres, 1,460. Real property, £1,615. Pop., 65. Houses, 17. The manor belongs to Pole, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £90.* Patron,Pole, Esq. The church was partially restored in 1814.
Upper Swell through time
Upper Swell is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upper Swell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upper Swell, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11344
Date accessed: 07th May 2024
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