Creech St Michael

Coordinates: 51°01′22″N 3°02′16″W / 51.0229°N 3.0377°W / 51.0229; -3.0377
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Creech St Michael
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51°01′22″N 3°02′16″W / 51.0229°N 3.0377°W / 51.0229; -3.0377

Creech St Michael is a village and

Coombe,[2] Langaller, and Walford[2] lie west of the motorway. The parish has a population of 2,416.[1]

History

Panoramic of Creech St Michael

The name derives from the

church of St. Michael, which dates from the 13th century.[3][4]

Creech St Michael was part of the

Andersfield.[5]

The Bridgwater & Taunton Canal provides a picturesque route through the village for pleasure boats, and the towpath is open to pedestrians and cyclists. There are also dramatic remains of the Chard Canal, including the (filled) junction with the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, a raised embankment leading south from the village, a ruined aqueduct that would have carried the canal over the River Tone, and the abutments of a second aqueduct across a local road.

The

London to Penzance main line
. The branch is closed but remains of it are visible. including the skeleton of a five-arched bridge across the River Tone, and an embankment curving south, parallel to the abandoned canal.

A large paper mill was built on the river to the west of the village in 1875, finally closing in 1993.

In the

Second World War, a line of fortifications was built on the boundary of the village, as part of the Taunton Stop Line. The line was meant to contain any German invasion of the south west peninsula. Several pillboxes
remain along the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, one at the old junction with the Chard canal, and one on the embankment of the Chard railway.

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.

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 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, Creech St Michael was part of Taunton Rural District.[6]

It is also part of the

first past the post system of election. Prior to Brexit in 2020 it was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b The western parts of Coombe and Walford are in the civil parish of West Monkton.
  3. ISBN 978-0198605614
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  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St michael (1344496)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  5. ^ Baggs, A.P.; Siraut, M.C. "Creech St. Michael". British History Online. County History. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Taunton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

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