In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Radford Semele like this:
RADFORD, or Radford-Semele, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district and county of Warwick. The village stands adjacent to the Rugby and Leaming-ton railway and to the Warwick and Napton canal, 1½mile W N W of the Fosse way, and 2 E S E of Leamington r. station; and has a post-office under Leamington. ...
The parish comprises 2,093 acres. Real property, £4, 299. Pop., 527. Houses, 129. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to F. E. Williams, Esq. R. Hall is the seat of E. Lythall, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £200.* Patron, F. E. Williams, Esq. The church is ancient, and has a tower. There are a national school, and charities £17.—The sub-district contains also 8other parishes. Acres, 16, 168. Pop., 4,049. Houses, 900.
Radford Semele through time
Radford Semele is now part of Warwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Warwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Radford Semele itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Radford Semele, in Warwick and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9333
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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