Chapel Allerton, Somerset

Coordinates: 51°15′04″N 2°51′14″W / 51.251°N 2.854°W / 51.251; -2.854
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Chapel Allerton is a village and civil parish, south of Cheddar in the English county of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlets of Ashton and Stone Allerton.

History

The name comes from "Aelfweard's settlement", with the chapel prefix being added in 1708 to distinguish it from the adjoining Stone Allerton. The manor was brought in 1492 by John Gunthorpe and passed to the Bishop of Wells.[2]

Chapel Allerton was part of the

Bempstone.[3]

Chapel Allerton forms part of

Ashton windmill
nearby.

Governance

Aerial view of Chapel Allerton and Ashton.

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]

It is also part of the

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

Listed buildings

The parish church dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[5] A restored cross in the graveyard is also grade II listed,[6] as is the adjacent Manor Farmhouse.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ISBN 1-874336-26-1
    .
  3. ^ "Bempstone Hundred". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Axbridge RD". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ Historic England. "The Parish Church (Grade II) (1173571)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross, in Churchyard of parish church (Grade II) (1344916)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) (1059105)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

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