In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the West like this:
WEST, a hundred near the centre of Cornwall; containing 19 parishes. Acres, 93,058. Pop. in 1851, 18,362; in 1861, 19,678. Houses, 3,873.
the West through time
the West is now part of Caradon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Caradon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about the West itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of the West, in Caradon and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20605
Date accessed: 26th May 2024
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