Bratton Seymour

Bratton Seymour
Bratton Seymour
	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Somerton and Frome;
	List of places UK England Somerset 51°03′57″N 2°28′02″W / 51.0658°N 2.4671°W

Bratton Seymour is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on a tributary of the River Brue 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Castle Cary and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Wincanton. The parish has a population of 104.^[1]

History

The remains of a Roman villa, dating from 222 to 386, were discovered on Cattle Hill in 1966.^[2]

Bratton manor was held, like

Hundred.^[4]

A junction of the A371 just south of the village is known as Jack White's Gibbet as it was the site of the hanging of White for the murder of Robert Sutton in 1730.^[2]

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 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 South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Wincanton Rural District.^[5]

It is also part of the

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

.

Religious sites

The

Anglican parish Church of St Nicholas has Saxon origins. It was originally dedicated to St. Giles, and has also been known as Holy Trinity Church. It is designated as a Grade II* listed building.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^
ISBN 1-874336-26-1
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^ "Bratton Seymour". Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
^ "Wincanton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ Historic England. "Church of St. Nicholas (1177220)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2008.

External links

Media related to Bratton Seymour at Wikimedia Commons

[popn-1] "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[bush-2] 
ISBN 1-874336-26-1
.

[3] "Bratton Seymour". Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 28 November 2008.

[4] "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

[wincantonrd-5] "Wincanton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[6] Historic England. "Church of St. Nicholas (1177220)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2008.

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