Dunster's Migrants
Leaving Dunster station
As Dunster's economy rose and fell people came and went. Most migration was from Ireland and Wales but also from Flanders in the medieval and early modern period. After the loss of the cloth industry the young especially left in search of a better life in London, Australia, Canada and south Wales.
Content generated during research for Victoria County History Somerset Volume XII. More information is available on the VCH Somerset website
