Brent Knoll (village)

Coordinates: 51°15′00″N 2°57′14″W / 51.250°N 2.954°W / 51.250; -2.954
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51°15′00″N 2°57′14″W / 51.250°N 2.954°W / 51.250; -2.954

Brent Knoll, formerly known as South Brent, is a village and

civil parish in Somerset, England, which lies on the southern edge of Brent Knoll – a hill with a height of 137 metres (450 ft) that dominates the low surrounding landscape of the Somerset Levels
.

History

The village of Brent Knoll lies at the south west base of the hill. Between 1875 and 1883 the village name was changed from South Brent to Brent Knoll to avoid rail passenger confusion with the village of South Brent in Devon.

Brent Knoll railway station located at the western extremity of the village, was built as part of the Bristol and Exeter Railway
and operated from 1875 until its closure on 4 January 1971.

Somerset Court, located at the eastern end of the village was built in the late 18th century and is a Grade II listed building.[2] From 1940 until 1968, it housed Hill Brow Preparatory School for Boys and since 1974 it has been occupied by the National Autistic Society who use it as one of its main centres for the care of autistic adults.[3]

Governance

Aerial view of Brent Knoll.

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 Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Axbridge Rural District.[4]

The village is in 'Knoll'

2011 census was 5,016.[5]

It is also part of the

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

Religious sites

Church of St Michael

The

Church of St Michael dates back to the 11th century but has undergone several renovations since. The tower contains a bell dating from 1777 and made by William Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[6] Within the church are three notable bench ends depicting anti-clerical legends of the Fox.[7] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[8]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brent Knoll (village).
  • Brent Knoll Camp - an Iron Age hill fort on the top of the hill next to the village

References

  1. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Somerset Court (1251060)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Somerset service". National Autistic Society. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Axbridge RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Knoll ward 2011". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8
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  7. ISBN 0-340-58650-8
    .
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1251356)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
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