In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tortworth like this:
TORTWORTH, a parish in Thornbury district, Gloucester; 2 miles NNW of Charfield r. station, and 3½ W of Wotton-under-Edge. It has a post-office under Wotton-under-Edge. Acres, 1,551. Real property, £3,037. Pop., 235. Houses, 38. The manor, with T. Court, belongs to Earl Ducie. A Roman camp is in the park; and Roman relics have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £428.* Patron, Earl Ducie The church was repaired and decorated in 1852. There are a British school, and charities £16.
Tortworth through time
Tortworth is now part of South Gloucestershire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Gloucestershire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Tortworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tortworth in South Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11395
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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