John Collinson (died 1793)

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Rev. John Collinson (c.1757–1793), F.A.S., was a historian of the County of Somerset, England and author of History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, 3 volumes, 1791.

Career

He was vicar of Long Ashton and curate of Filton (alias Whitchurch) in Somerset and was vicar of Clanfield in Oxfordshire.

List of works

• History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, Collected from Authentick Records and an Actual Survey made by the late Mr Edmund Rack. Adorned with a Map of the County and Engravings of Roman and other Reliques, Town-Seals, Baths, Churches and Gentlemen's Seats, in 3 volumes, published at Bath, Somerset, 1791:
  • Volume 1, Bath, 1791[1]
  • Volume 2, Bath, 1791[2]
  • Volume 3, Bath, 1791[3]