Lydford-on-Fosse

Coordinates: 51°04′20″N 2°37′20″W / 51.07217°N 2.62225°W / 51.07217; -2.62225
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51°04′20″N 2°37′20″W / 51.07217°N 2.62225°W / 51.07217; -2.62225

Lydford-on-Fosse is a village and

civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of West Lydford and hamlet
of East Lydford.

History

Lydford-on-Fosse straddles the

Lincoln and Exeter. The village takes its name from two Saxon words, Lyd torrent or noisy stream and Ford a passage crossing a river,[2] and was established before the Norman Conquest.[3]
The villages of East and West Lydford are to the east and west of the ford which was where the Fosse Way crossed the river Brue.

A place where a river could be forded became a meeting place and a centre for trade and the granting of a charter for a fair and weekly market in the reign of Henry III (1216–1272) suggests that Lydford was already a place of some importance by that time.[3] Fair Place, West Lydford, is where the fair was held. The Manor of West Lydford was bequeathed by the 4th Earl of Derby in his will of 1593 to his second son the Hon William Stanley of Lathom, Lancashire. In 1594 William became the 6th Earl on the sudden death of his older brother Ferdinando the 5th Earl. At least 1800 years of recorded history of East and West Lydford, with entries for both in the

Doomsday Book
, have led to the Parish now known as Lydford on Fosse.

The parish of West Lydford was part of the

Somerton Hundred.[4]

The modern

A37 trunk road follows the route of the ancient Fosse Way
through the parish.

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

first past the post
system of election.

Facilities

Lydford on Fosse is served by a

pub
(the Cross Keys), petrol station (with shop) and a motorhome shop.

Religious sites

The

Mendip District Council Buildings at Risk Register as being in 'poor' condition and possibly being structurally unsound.[8]

Ferrey also built the

Anglican parish Church of St Peter on the site of an earlier church in the village of West Lydford.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Lydford-on-Fosse Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ISBN 0198691033
    .
  3. ^ a b R. W. Dunning (editor), A. P. Baggs, R. J. E. Bush, Margaret Tomlinson (1974). "Parishes: East Lydford". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 9 July 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Shepton Mallet RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ^ R. W. Dunning (editor), A. P. Baggs, R. J. E. Bush, Margaret Tomlinson (1974). "Parishes: East Lydford". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 6 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1058831)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
  8. ^ "Historic Buildings at Risk Register". Mendip District Council. pp. Entry 24. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Peter (1175052)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

William Stanley ,6th Earl of Derby

External links

Media related to Lydford-on-Fosse at Wikimedia Commons

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