Closworth

Coordinates: 50°53′32″N 2°37′11″W / 50.8923°N 2.6198°W / 50.8923; -2.6198
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Closworth is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district, on the border with Dorset. The village has a population of 220.[1]

The parish includes the villages of Pendomer and Sutton Bingham, the location for Sutton Bingham Manor, Sutton Bingham Sailing Club (SBSC) and Sutton Bingham and District Canoe Club (SBDCC). It sits on a reservoir of the same name owned by Wessex Water. It has an approximate population of 25.

History

The village was named Clovesuurda meaning "homestead above the valley" in the

Dissolution of the Monasteries the estate was bought by the Portmans of Orchard Portman who retained it into the 20th century.[2]

The parish was part of the

Houndsborough.[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
.

Geography

The

Cornbrash, the name applied to the uppermost member of the Bathonian stage of the Jurassic formation. The name was adopted by William Smith for a thin band of shelly limestone which, in the south of England, breaks up in the manner indicated. The Cornbrash is a very fossiliferous formation; the fauna indicates a transition from the Lower to the Middle Oolites
, though it is probably more nearly related to that of the beds above than to those below.

Churches

The Church of All Saints in Closworth village has 13th-century origins and is designated as a Grade II* listed building.[5]

The Norman Church of All Saints in Sutton Bingham dates from the 12th and 13th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[6]

The Church of Saint Roch in Pendomer is 14th-century.[7]

Bellfounders

For nearly 200 years Closworth had a bell-foundry. Master bell-founders at Closworth included William Purdue I (active 1572-84), Thomas Purdue (active 1647-1691), Thomas Knight (active 1692-1714), William Knight (active 1709-47), William Elery (active 1732-57), Thomas Roskelly (active 1750-68), Richard Rock (active 1753-67) and James Smith (active 1762-67).[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ISBN 1-874336-26-1
    .
  3. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Yeovil RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1057233)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1057236)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Roch (1307971)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 16 March 2010.

External links

  • Media related to Closworth at Wikimedia Commons
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