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Rowberrow
Location within Somerset
OS grid reference ST450582
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Winscombe
Postcode district BS25
Dialling code 01934
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51°19′12″N2°47′19″W / 51.3201°N 2.7886°W / 51.3201; -2.7886
The Swan at Rowberrow Rowbarrow.jpg
The Swan at Rowberrow

Rowberrow is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shipham in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 56. [1] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Shipham. [2]

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Rowberrow is near Churchill, close to the Dolebury Warren Iron Age hill fort.

It is the site of a Bronze Age barrow approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter, which was excavated in 1813, [3] and is believed to have given the village its name as Rowbarrow means 'rough hill' or 'barrow'. [4]

The parish was part of the Winterstoke Hundred. [5]

It was formerly a mining parish producing calamine. [6]

Church

Rowberrow Church Rowbarrowchurch.jpg
Rowberrow Church

The parish Church of St Michael and All Angels dates from the late 14th century, however the nave, chancel and south porch were rebuilt in 1865. It is a Grade II* listed building. [7]

Notable residents

The author Terry Pratchett lived in Rowberrow from 1970 to 1993. [8] [9] [10]

The author and cat lover Doreen Tovey lived in Rowberrow from the early fifties until her death in 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Rowberrow CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes Rowberrow CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Adkins, Lesley and Roy (1992). A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN   0-946159-94-7.
  4. ↑ "Autumn newsletter 2007" (PDF). Mendip Hills AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  5. ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Atthill, Robin (1976). Mendip: A new study. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-7297-1.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels (1296019)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 July 2006.
  8. ↑ "Science Fiction & Fantasy". Visit Somerset. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Terry Pratchett". The Looking Glass Book Reviews. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Rhianna Pratchett spills the secrets of Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider and Thief – Part 1". PC Games. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

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