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Ditcheat is a village and
History
In the
Nearby main roads are the
.The Manor House is a 17th-century manor house built by Sir Ralph Hopton.[7]
Governance
The
For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Shepton Mallet Rural District.[8]
It is also part of the
Religious sites
The Church of St Mary Magdalene has 12th-century origins. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[9]
Priors Leigh on the Alhampton Road is a former chapel, now a private home.[11]
Alhampton is served by Alhampton Chapel, a small mission church and tin tabernacle which was erected in 1892.[12] Alhampton Chapel is under the auspices of St Mary Magdalene Church in Ditcheat, both of which form part of the Fosse Trinity Benefice.
Community facilities
There is a
The Alhampton Inn, also known as the Knave of Clubs, was open from at least the nineteenth century until it closed in 2022. A community initiative was set up to reopen the pub, and this was successfully achieved in August 2023.[14][15]
A new woodland, Haddon Wood, was established at Alhampton on land donated by the owner in 2013 to the Woodland Trust for the benefit of the local community.[16] The land has been planted with native and orchard trees, and has a pond.[17]
Sport
Ditcheat is home to the stables operated by Paul Nicholls, trainer of Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning horses Kauto Star and Denman.[18]
Notable people
- Theodosia Alleine (d. 1685), nonconformist writer[19]
- William Alleine (1614–1677), minister[citation needed]
- Paul Barber (1942–2023), farmer, cheese manufacturer and racehorse owner[20]
References
- ^ "Ditcheat Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ISBN 0-340-20116-9.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Ansford Bridge (1217028)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Boulter's Bridge (1345164)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ^ "Boulters Bridge". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Ditcheat House, or Ditcheat Manor (1275484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ^ "Shepton Mallet RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary Magdalene (1345167)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "The Priory (1275470)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ^ "Priors Leigh" (PDF). Chesterton Humberts.
- ^ "Home". Alhampton Chapel. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ CAMRA WhatPub.com Manor House Inn, Ditcheat
- ^ "The Alhampton Inn to reopen as a community-run pub", Somerset County Gazette, 23 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023
- ^ "Alhampton Inn: Our Story". Retrieved 25 August 2023
- ^ John Vallins, "A woodland dream come true", The Guardian, 3 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2023
- ^ Haddon Wood, The Woodland Trust. Retrieved 25 August 2023
- ^ "Gold Cup winner in village parade". BBC News. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/67079. Retrieved 11 February 2024. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Scargill, Peter (18 June 2023). "'He deserved all the success he had, what a man' - Denman owner Paul Barber dies at the age of 80". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
External links
- Parish website
- Ditcheat in the Domesday Book
- Alhampton in the Domesday Book