Brympton

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Brympton
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The Brympton clock tower
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Brympton
Location within Somerset
Population7,308 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference ST520155
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YEOVIL
Postcode district BA22
Dialling code 01935
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament
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Somerset
50°56′13″N2°41′01″W / 50.9370°N 2.6835°W / 50.9370; -2.6835 Coordinates: 50°56′13″N2°41′01″W / 50.9370°N 2.6835°W / 50.9370; -2.6835

Brympton is a civil parish and electoral ward in Somerset, England. The parish is situated on the north-west edge of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish/ward has a population of 7,308. [1] The civil parish covers the western part of the Yeovil built up area, including the stadium of Yeovil Town F.C. at Huish Park, and also includes the hamlets of Brympton D'Evercy, Lufton, Thorne Coffin and Alvington as well as part of Chilthorne Domer.

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History

An important late Roman villa was excavated at Lufton by Leonard Hayward of Yeovil Grammar School during the 1950s and 1960s. [2] Further work on this villa and its landscape was undertaken by archaeologists from Newcastle University between 2012 and 2017. [3] The villa is a corridor building with an unusual octagonal plunge bath. A number of mosaics were found, including one around the octagonal pool depicting fish. [4]

Brympton, historically spelt Brimpton, was an ancient parish, part of the Stone Hundred. [5] The parish included the historic manor house known as Brympton d'Evercy, and the hamlets of Alvington and Houndstone. It became a civil parish in 1866. In 1930 the parish absorbed part of the civil parish of Preston Plucknett, which was abolished. [6]

Lufton was also an ancient parish, part of the Stone Hundred. In 1866 it became a civil parish, which was abolished in 1933 and absorbed into the civil parish of Brympton. [7] Lufton Manor, which dates from 1900 is an example of Queen Anne style architecture. It was designed by architect Evelyn Hellicar (1862-1929). [8] It is a grade II listed building.

Thorne Coffin was an ancient parish in the Tintinhull Hundred. [5] In 1866 it became a civil parish, which was abolished in 1933 and absorbed into the civil parish of Brympton. [9]

Governance

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Yeovil Rural District. [10] The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.

It is also part of the Yeovil county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020, which elected seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Religious sites

The Church of St. Andrew, the parish church of Brympton, dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. [11]

The Church of St Andrew, the parish church of Thorne Coffin, was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [12]

The Church of St Peter and St Paul, the parish church of Lufton, dates from the 14th century or earlier, but was rebuilt in 1865 by Benjamin Ferrey. It is a Grade II listed building. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Hayward, Leonard (1972). "The Roman villa at Lufton, Near Yeovil". Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 116: 59–77.
  3. ↑ Newcastle, University (2021). "The Lufton Project".
  4. ↑ "Roman villa, N of Lufton". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Brympton CP/AP . Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lufton CP/AP . Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Hellicar obituary, Journal of the RIBA, 21 September 1929 page 772
  9. ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Thorne CP/AP . Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Yeovil RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1057269)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1263070)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1345771)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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