Hemington, Somerset
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Hemington is a village and
History
The name of the parish means "the settlement of Hemmi's (or Hemma's) people".[2]
The parishes of Hardington and Hemington were part of the
On the village green in Faulkland and at several other sites throughout the village there are
Foxcote was on the route of the
In the late 19th century a local quarry owner, John Turner of Faulkland, took out a lawsuit against his neighbour Hedworth Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton who owned Ammerdown House in Kilmersdon. When Turner lost he erected a tower of around 180 feet (55 m) high to rival the column at Ammerdown, with a dance hall and tea garden at the base. When Turner died in 1894, Lord Hylton bought the structure to demolish it. The base and dance hall were converted into workers' cottages and eventually demolished in 1969.[13]
Manor of Hardington
John VI Bampfield (fl. 14th century), of Poltimore, Devon, married Agnes Pederton, daughter and heiress of John Pederton of Hardington,[14] Somerset, by his wife Cecilia Turney, daughter and heiress of John Turney. By his wife he had two sons, the eldest Sir William Bampfield of Poltimore, the youngest Peter Bampfield of Hardington, Somerset, whose ultimate male descendant was Warwick Bampfield (1623–1695), of Hardington, whose heir was Sir Coplestone Warwick Bampfylde, 3rd Baronet (c. 1689–1727) of Poltimore.
Governance
The
The village falls within the
It is also part of the
Religious sites
The parish
The
The Wesleyan Chapel at Faulkland has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[18]
See also
- Jonathan Kestenbaum, Baron Kestenbaum of Foxcote (born 1959), chief operating officer of investment trust RIT Capital Partners, and a Labour member of the House of Lords
References
- ^ "Hemington Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Faulkland Standing Stones". Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Stocks and flanking monoliths (1345112)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Faulkland Inn (1176990)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Faulkland Inn". Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Tucker's Grave Inn and attached barns (1058676)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Colliers Way places of interest". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
- ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "List of Mines in Great Britain and the Isle of Man, 1908". Coal Mining Resource Centre. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
- ISBN 0946159483.
- ^ Collinson, Rev. John, History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, Vol.3, Bath, 1791, p.338 [1]
- ^ "Frome RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St. James The Less (1058709)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1058711)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
- ^ Historic England. "Wesleyan Chapel, forecourt wall, gate piers and gates (1345088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
External links
Media related to Hemington at Wikimedia Commons