Halse, Somerset

Halse
Halse
	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Taunton Deane;
	List of places UK England Somerset 51°02′39″N 3°13′39″W / 51.04417°N 3.22750°W

Halse is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of Taunton. The village has a population of 290.^[1]

History

The name of the village derives from the Old English heals meaning a neck of land.^[2]

The parish of Halse was part of the

Hundred.^[3]

After the

Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem in 1152, who held it through Buckland Priory in Durston until the dissolution of the monasteries,^[2]

when it reverted to the Crown.

The estate was sold to the Hawley family in 1545, and they held it until 1652, when Sir Francis Hawley sold it to the Wescombe family. It was later held successively by the Granger, Webber, Prior and Goldney families, before the estate was broken up in 1939.^[4]

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, Halse was part of Taunton Rural District.^[5]

It is also part of the

first past the post

system of election.

Religious sites

The village is served by a Norman church of St James the Less.^[6]

Notable residents

Author and scriptwriter Jonathan Morris lived in the village from 1975 to 1993.

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^
ISBN 1-874336-26-1
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^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "Parishes: Halse Pages 73-81 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5". British History Online. Victoria County History, 1985. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Taunton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^ Historic England. "Church of St James (1060602)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2008.

External links

Halse Village website

[popn-1] "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[bush-2] 
ISBN 1-874336-26-1
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[3] "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

[vch-4] "Parishes: Halse Pages 73-81 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5". British History Online. Victoria County History, 1985. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[tauntonrd-5] "Taunton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[6] Historic England. "Church of St James (1060602)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2008.

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