In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wasperton like this:
WASPERTON, a parish in the district and county of Warwick; on the river Avon, 4½ miles S by W of Warwick r. station. It has a post-office under Warwick. Acres, 1,619. Real property, £3,138. Pop., 269. Houses, 65. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £230.* Patron, the Rector of Hampton-Lucy. The church was formerly a chapel of ease to Hampton-Lucy, and has been enlarged and beautified. There are a national school, and charities £10.
Wasperton through time
Wasperton is now part of Warwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Warwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wasperton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wasperton, in Warwick and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9391
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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