Selwood, Somerset

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Milestone at East Woodlands, near the toll house, erected by the Frome Turnpike Trust. The square design is known as 'Frome Square Plate' [1]
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Selwood
Location within Somerset
Population798 (2011) [2]
OS grid reference ST780457
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FROME
Postcode district BA11
Dialling code 01373
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
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Somerset
51°13′N2°19′W / 51.21°N 2.32°W / 51.21; -2.32

Selwood is a civil parish in Somerset, England, which takes its name from the ancient Selwood Forest. The parish almost entirely surrounds the town of Frome, and includes the villages of East Woodlands, West Woodlands and Rodden, and the hamlets of Alder Row and Blatchbridge. In 2011 the parish had a population of 798.

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History

Roddenbury Hillfort is a univallate Iron Age hillfort. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument [3] and on the Heritage at Risk Register. [4]

The ancient Selwood Forest stretched approximately between Gillingham in Dorset and Chippenham in Wiltshire. Between the eighth and early eleventh centuries it was an important boundary between east and west Wessex, and in 705 the bishopric of Sherborn was established for those "west of Selwood". [5] Only a few fragments of the forest now survive.

The area was part of the hundred of Frome. [6] The civil parish was created in 1894 from parts of Frome parish. [7] In 1901, an area containing 201 houses was transferred back to Frome, and in 1933 the parish was enlarged by the abolition of Rodden parish, a rural area to the east of the town. [7]

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.

Until 2023, the parish was in the Non-metropolitan district of Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Frome Rural District. [8]

Somerset 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 Frome and East Somerset 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.

Landmarks

Manor Farmhouse in West Woodlands provides a particularly good survival of 17th century interior features in a very fine state of preservation, [9] while St. Algars Farmhouse (named after Ælfgar of Selwood) dates from the 14th century. [10] In Rodden, the Manor House dates from the late 16th century. [11] The Grade II Listed building, with 10 bedrooms, was used as an almshouse in the 18th and 19th centuries; it has been restored and is a private residence. [12]

Religious sites

The Church of All Saints in Rodden dates from 1640, and was rebuilt in the mid 19th century. [13]

The church in East Woodlands was completed in 1714 having been paid for by the Longleat estate, then patrons of the parish. It is now dedicated to St Katharine. It was extensively restored in the 1870s by J. L. Pearson, [14] the architect who also designed Truro Cathedral.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Selwood Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Roddenbury Hillfort, Longleat Wood, Selwood". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council . Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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  5. ↑ Nelson, Janet (1995). Wessex in the Early Middle Ages. London, UK: Leicester University Press. pp. 23–24, 85, 325. ISBN   978-0-7185-1856-1.
  6. ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Selwood Ch/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time . University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Frome RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse, West Woodlands (1176081)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  10. ↑ Historic England. "St. Algars Farmhouse (1058902)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (1058894)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  12. ↑ "A 300-year-old Jacobean mansion that comes with woodland, orchard and its own mini-village". Country Life. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1058893)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  14. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St. Katherine (1175821)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 January 2009.
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