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Corfe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated below the Blackdown Hills 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Taunton. The village has a population of 253.[1]
History
The parish of Corfe was part of the
.Barton Grange
Barton Grange was a 16th/17th-century country house, most of which was demolished in 1931 and the remaining kitchen wing later converted to flats. The building is grade II listed.[3]
In the 12th century the bishop granted to
Governance
The
TFor 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 Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of Taunton Deane (established under the Local Government Act 1972). From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Corfe was part of Taunton Rural District.[6]
It is also part of the
Religious sites
The parish Church of St Nicholas was an 1842 rebuilding, by Benjamin Ferrey of a Norman church on the same site. The south aisle was added in 1858 and tower was rebuilt. In 1969 the chancel was further restored. The Norman font survives.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Barton Grange, Corfe". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ Wikisource:Newton, Francis Milner (DNB00)
- ^ "Taunton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1060345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
External links
Media related to Corfe at Wikimedia Commons