Elworthy

Coordinates: 51°06′23″N 3°18′36″W / 51.1064°N 3.3101°W / 51.1064; -3.3101
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Elworthy is a small village and civil parish in the Brendon Hills 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Watchet, and 12 miles (19 km) west of Taunton, in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Willett.

History

On the

tumuli.[2]

The parish of Elworthy was part of the

Hundred.[3]

Willett House was built around 1816 as a country house by

Richard Carver (Architect) for Daniel Blommert.[4] In the grounds is the Willett Tower a 15 metres (49.2 ft) high folly in the form of a ruined church tower.[5] Its date of construction is uncertain but it was recorded in 1791 and is believed[6] to have been built in 1774 with funds raised of £130 by public subscription.[6]

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 parish 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 West Somerset (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Williton Rural District before 1974.[7]

It is also part of the

first past the post
system of election.

Religious sites

The Church of St Martin, dedicated to St Martin of Tours, dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[8] The church is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[9]

Notable residents

CBE DSO LVO DFC AFC (23 March 1911 – 4 April 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force and was made a life peer as Baron Elworthy, of Timaru in New Zealand
and of Elworthy.

References

  1. ^ "Parish Population Statistics" (PDF). ONS Census 2001. Somerset County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  2. ISBN 1-874336-26-1
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  3. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Willett House (1057561)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Willett Tower (1057562)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-0-9546138-7-7
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  7. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Williton Rural District Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Martin (1057601)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  9. ^ "St Martin of Tours, Elworthy". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

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