THE HISTORY OF WINCANTON by George Sweetman

Description

This book published in 1903 is packed with historical information relating to Wincanton. In its three hundred pages we learn about the earliest history of Wincanton right up to the beginning of the twentieth century. There are chapters on the Inns of the town, notable people, witchcraft in the town and the charitable institutions to name just a small number of the subjects covered. There are also lists taken from various taxes dating from the 14th century to those paying the Poor Rate, listing many hundreds of names making this an invaluable publication for family and local historians. It is indexed, bookmarked and searchable.