Bawdrip
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Bawdrip is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village is on the south side of the Polden Hills about 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Bridgwater. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 506.[1] The parish includes the hamlets of Bradney, Horsey and Knowle.
History
In 1086,
There may have been quarrying on the hillside in the 15th century and lias was dug in the early 19th. Lime was being extracted and processed in the extreme western tip of the parish under Puriton Hill by 1886 and until 1973 in association with the cement works at Dunball. Salt was extracted in the early 20th century.[4]
The small building on Church Road, sometimes known as "The Dwarf's House" dates from the early 19th century.[5] It is 13 feet (4.0 m) by 9 feet (2.7 m) and 13 feet (4.0 m) high.[6]
King's Sedgemoor Drain crosses the parish from south-east to north-west.
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 Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District.[7]
It is also part of the
Transport
Bawdrip lies just off the A39 approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from its junction with the M5 motorway.
It formerly had a railway station,
Religious sites
The Church of St Michael and All Angels dates predominantly form the late 13th and early 14th century, but underwent extensive restoration in 1866.[8] The nearby 19th century rectory[9] has been suggested as one of the sites for the Legend of the Mistletoe Bough.
Education
A village school was opened in 1870 and became a council school in 1913. Prior to that, village education came from Sunday schools, for which records date back to 1763.[10]
Present-day Kingsmoor Primary School is located within Bawdrip Central Business District, on Church road. The school has approximately 170 pupils at any one time, six classrooms, outdoor space including a partial climbing wall and play equipment, and wooden shelters against the sun and rain.
The village is in the catchment area for
References
- ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Bawdrip in the Domesday Book
- ^ Horsey in the Domesday Book
- ^ "Bawdrip". Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Small House immediately east of Kingsmoor House (1268392)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-7509-4057-3.
- ^ "Bridgwater RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels (1060158)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "The rectory (1060157)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Bawdrip: Education Page 191 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6, andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and Neighbouring Parishes). Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1992". British History Online. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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