St Cuthbert Out
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St Cuthbert Out, sometimes Wells St Cuthbert Out, is a
The parish is named for the
Population centres in the parish are Dinder, Wookey Hole and East, West and South Horrington. It also includes the smaller settlements of Burcott, Coxley, Dulcote, Easton, Launcherley, Lower Milton, Polsham, Southway, Upper Milton and Worminster. Wookey itself is a separate parish.
The parish is crossed by the national Monarch's Way long distance footpath, as well as the more local Mendip Way footpath, and National Cycle Route 3.
History
Burcott
Coxley lies on the River Sheppey where the Anglican Christ Church was built in 1839 by Richard Carver. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[5]
Easton is believed to mean 'The enclosure by the water' from the Old English eas and tun.[7] The church of St Paul in Easton, which was built by Richard Carver, dates from 1843. It is a Grade II listed building.[8]
Polsham (also spelled Poulsham) is split into two parts with half of the village on the
One mile north-west of Polsham are the earthwork remains of
Notable buildings and structures
The former Mendip Hospital at Horrington was built in 1845–47 as the County Lunatic Asylum, by Sir George Gilbert Scott and W. B. Moffatt, supervised by Richard Carver. It is Grade II listed.[11] The hospital chapel is also listed.[12]
The Mendip transmitting station is within the parish, on Pen Hill; its 293m high mast is the tallest structure in south west England.
Governance
The
The parish falls within the
It is also part of the
Wards
The civil parish is divided into four parish wards. They are (with the number of councillors each elects to the parish council, in brackets): North (five), South (three), East (four) and West (five).[14]
References
- ^ a b "St Cuthbert Out Parish (2011)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Vision of Britain Wells St Cuthbert Out
- ^ Historic England. "Burcott Water Mill and Mill House (1178217)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Burcott Manor House (1058605)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1058602)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "Dulcote Quarry, Dulcote, Nr Wells" (PDF). Geodiversity Audit of Active Aggregate Quarries: Quarries in Somerset. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
- ISBN 1-874336-03-2.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Paul (1295274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
- ^ "Polsham". Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Fenny Castle". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Mendip Hospital (main building) (1345148)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
- ^ Historic England. "Chapel with covered approach to Mendip Hospital (1058586)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ "Wells RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk The Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2012