Limington

Coordinates: 50°59′49″N 2°39′16″W / 50.9969°N 2.6545°W / 50.9969; -2.6545
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This article is about the village in England. For the town in the United States, see Limington, Maine.

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Limington, also archaeically Lymington,[2] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Yeovilton and District, in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 199.[1] The parish included the hamlet of Draycott.

It lies near the left bank of the River Yeo opposite Yeovilton.

History

The name of the village means settlement on a stream from Lymn a Celtic word for stream or river.[3]

Before the

Hundred.[4]

William Rosewell purchased the manor in 1564 and it was inherited by subsequent generations: William Rosewell of Forde Abbey (1563-1593); Sir Henry Rosewell (1593-1656); and Dame Dorothy Rosewell (1656-1663). Dorothy Rosewell was forced by act of Parliament to sell Limington manor in 1663. The manor was then purchased by James Tazewell who re-built the manor house in 1672. He died in 1683 leaving the manor to his eldest son, James. In 1689 James Tazewell sold it to Virtue Radford and Edward Allen.

Governance

a Cottage in Limington

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.

On 1 March 2022 the parish was merged with Yeovilton to form "Yeovilton and District".[6]

Religious sites

The

Church of St Mary dates from the late 14th century and includes fragments of an earlier building. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[7]

Henry VIII.[3][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "South Somerset population estimates for 2002" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b Rogers, W. H. Hamilton (1888). Memorials of the West, Historical and Descriptive, Collected on the Borderland of Somerset, Dorset and Devon. James G. Commin. p. 51.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-874336-26-1
    .
  4. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Yeovil Rural District Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "The South Somerset (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2022" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Mary (1056844)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
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