Quantoxhead, East (St. Mary)

QUANTOXHEAD, EAST (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Williton, hundred of Williton and Freemanners, W. division of Somerset, 13½ miles (N. W. by W.) from Bridgwater; containing 282 inhabitants. It comprises 1170 acres of cultivated land, and 1132 of common or waste; and is situated on the road from Bridgwater to Minehead. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 8. 4., and in the gift of J. F. Luttrell, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £260, and there is a glebe of 24 acres.