Long Load
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Long Load is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Yeo 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 332.[1]
History
Long Load was recorded as ‘Lade’ in the late 12th century and ‘La Lade’ in 1285 meaning The watercourse or drainage channel from the Old English ‘lād’ or The long route (from) where goods were carried from the Old English lang and laed. It has also been suggested that the name derives from O.E. lad meaning a water-course.[2]
Long Load's association with the river is long standing. A bridge over the river is known to have existed by 1335, while by 1448 there were wharves for the loading and unloading of cargoes from boats using the river.
The river was the subject of the abortive Ivelchester and Langport Navigation in 1795, and although the works were never completed, traffic on the river was sufficient for the coal merchants Stukey and Bagehot to establish a coal yard near the bridge by 1824. Water levels were improved by work on the river below Langport, and the 1841 census records that a salt house had been constructed. By then, 88 households lived in Long Load, including a boatman called William Gillett and his family, while another boatman lived near the bridge. Cargoes arriving at the wharves included slates, bricks, tiles and coal, while the main export was timber.[3]
The parish was created from the northern parts of the
Governance
The
The village falls within the
It is also part of the
Religious sites
In 1548 Long Load chapel was first mentioned, when it was one of the tithings of the parish of Martock. The first solid evidence of a church on the present site is a tablet in the vestry dated 1733, which states that lands were added here at that time.
The
The church at Long Load is no longer in use as a church by the parish and has now been sold and is in the process of being redeveloped into a family home.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ISBN 1-874336-03-2.
- ^ ISBN 0-946217-25-4.
- ^ Historic England. "Long Load Bridge (1267215)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "Yeovil RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1224123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Long Load Christ Church". Church of England. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
External links
Media related to Long Load at Wikimedia Commons