Chillington, Somerset

Chillington
Chillington
	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Yeovil;
	List of places UK England Somerset 50°53′45″N 2°52′10″W / 50.8958°N 2.8695°W

Chillington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles (5 km) west of Crewkerne and 5 miles (8 km) east of Chard in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 164.^[1]

History

The name comes from Ceola's settlement. The parish of Chillington was part of the

Hundred.^[2] The manor passed in the mid 18th century to the Notley family who built the old manor house.^[3]

Higher Chillington was built in the 18th century around common land around Chillington Common.[3]

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.

The village falls within the

crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism

.

waste disposal

and strategic planning.

It is also part of the

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

.

Religious sites

The older part of the village was Lower Chillington which was built around the Church of St James.[3] The church has 13th-century origins, with modifications taking place in the early 14th and in the 15th centuries. It was restored in 1842 and 1909. The two bells were made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^
ISBN 1-874336-26-1
.

^ "Chard RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ Historic England. "Church of St James (1056143)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 December 2008.

External links

Media related to Chillington, Somerset at Wikimedia Commons

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

[2] "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

[bush-3] 
ISBN 1-874336-26-1
.

[chardrd-4] "Chard RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[5] Historic England. "Church of St James (1056143)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 December 2008.

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