In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Coates like this:
COATES, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; on the Thames and Severn canal, and on the Great Western Union railway, 2 miles NNW of Tetbury Road r. station, and 3½ W by S of Cirencester. Post town, Cirencester. Acres, 2, 330. Real property, £2, 777. Pop., 417. Houses, 79. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £369.* Patron, W. T. Dewe, Esq. The church is ancient; and consists of nave, chancel, and aisle, with a small tower.
Coates through time
Coates is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Coates itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Coates, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10548
Date accessed: 30th May 2024
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