Great Elm

Coordinates: 51°14′29″N 2°21′48″W / 51.24139°N 2.36333°W / 51.24139; -2.36333
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Great Elm
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51°14′29″N 2°21′48″W / 51.24139°N 2.36333°W / 51.24139; -2.36333

Great Elm is a village and

civil parish between Mells and Frome in the Mendip district of Somerset
, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Hapsford.

History

The name Great Elm was recorded as Telma in the

Chantry.[2]

At Tedbury Camp southwest of the village a pot of Roman coins was dug up in 1961.[2]

After the Norman Conquest the manor was held by the Giffards and later by the Hidges family and then the Stracheys.[2]

The parish was part of the

Frome.[3]

For many years in the 18th and 19th centuries Great Elm was the site of water powered mills owned by James Fussell IV.[4]

The Stracheys owned Rock House for a period early in the 20th century.

Hapsford House on Hapsford Hill is a 19th-century country house.[5]

The Jackdaws Music Education Trust has been based in the village since 1993.

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.

Geography

The village lies above the Mells River in the Mendip Hills.

angular unconformity available.[7]

Transport

The

National Cycle Route 24
.

The parish is crossed by a Mendip Rail railway line which carries aggregate trains from Whatley Quarry. On 6 October 2008 a freight train was hit from behind by a runaway train near Great Elm on the private line from Whatley Quarry. There were no serious injuries.[8][9]

Religious sites

The Church of St Mary Magdalene dates from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Great Elm Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-874336-26-1
    .
  3. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  4. ISBN 978-0-9565869-1-9
    .
  5. ^ Historic England. "Hapsford House (1174202)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Frome RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. ^ English Nature citation sheet for Vallis Vale . Retrieved 10 August 2006.
  8. ^ "Investigations underway after train crash". Somerset Standard newspaper. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Crash could have been caused by brake failure". Somerset Standard newspaper. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary Magdalene (1295880)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.

External links

Media related to Great Elm at Wikimedia Commons

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