Ashbrittle

Coordinates: 50°59′05″N 3°21′07″W / 50.9846°N 3.3519°W / 50.9846; -3.3519
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Ashbrittle
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50°59′05″N 3°21′07″W / 50.9846°N 3.3519°W / 50.9846; -3.3519

Ashbrittle is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated nine miles west of Taunton and close to the River Tone and the route of the Grand Western Canal. The village has a population of 225.[1]

History

The parish of Ashbrittle was part of the

Hundred.[2]

The

Tree Council in 2002 to spotlight trees in Great Britain in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The tree is growing on the top of a Bronze Age Bowl barrow. It is no longer one solid tree having divided into seven separate trunks in a circle with a diameter of 42 feet (13 m).[6]

Court Place Farmhouse was built in the late 15th century and has undergone several renovations and extensions since. It is a Grade II listed building.[7]

The film Luna de Miel received its first UK showing in its restored form, in the village, after restoration by Charles Doble, on 21 June 2003.[8]

The novels Two Cows And A Vanful Of Smoke and Isabel's Skin by Peter Benson, who lived in Ashbrittle during the 1970s, are set in the village and its surrounding area.

Governance

The

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.

For

Wellington Rural District.[9]

The village is represented in the

MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation
).

Religious sites

The Church of St John the Baptist dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade II* listed building.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. ^ "The Ancient Yew of Ashbrittle". Time Travel Britain. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  4. ^ Rowley, Tom (2 May 2015). "4,000 years of British history in the shade of our 'oldest tree'". Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ^ "The Church and Parish of Ashbrittle" (PDF). Somerset Routes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ISBN 978-0-7509-4057-3
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  7. ^ Historic England. "Court Place Farmhouse (1379685)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  8. ^ Screening of Luna de Miel
  9. ^ "Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (1059880)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 November 2008.

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