Corton Denham

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Corton Denham
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Waterwheel at Whitcombe Farm
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Corton Denham
Location within Somerset
Population189 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference ST635225
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHERBORNE
Postcode district DT9
Dialling code 01963
Police Avon and Somerset
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51°00′03″N2°31′17″W / 51.0007°N 2.5215°W / 51.0007; -2.5215

Corton Denham is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated seven miles north east of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 189. [1]

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History

The village was named Corfetone in the Domesday Book of 1086, coming from the Old English meaning the settlement in a cutting. The second part of the name comes from the Dynham (later Dynham) family who held the manor from the 12th century until 1509. [2]

The parish was part of the hundred of Horethorne. [3]

In the 19th century an iron waterwheel was installed at Whitcombe Farmhouse. [4]

Governance

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs.

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 Wincanton Rural District. [5] The district council is responsible for local planning and building control.

Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as local education, public transport, police, and fire services.

It is also part of the Glastonbury and Somerton 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 parish Church of St Andrew was rebuilt 1869–1870. [6]

Notable residents

Former Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton lived in the village. [7]

Rear Admiral Godfrey Place is buried in the village.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimbourne: Dovecote Press. pp.  61–62. ISBN   1-874336-26-1.
  3. ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Waterwheel, 25 metres North of Whitcombe Farmhouse (1366323)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Wincanton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1366360)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  7. ↑ Parker, Benjamin. "The Queens Arms Corton Denham, Somerset, England". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

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