Monksilver
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Monksilver is a village 3 miles (5 km) west of the town of
History
The name of the village means monk's wood. In the Domesday Book it was simply Selvre, from the Latin silva for a wood,[2] although it has also been suggested that Sulfhere, in AD 897, referred to the silvery stream below the village.[3]
In 1113 the manor was given by Robert de Chandos to endow Goldcliff Priory, which he had just established near Newport in Monmouthshire . In 1441 it passed, with the priory, to Tewkesbury Abbey and then in 1474 to the canons of Windsor.[3] In the 14th century the name changed to "Monksilver".[4]
The parish of Monksilver was part of the
Governance
The
The village falls within the
The village lies within the
Religious sites
The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower containing five bells. Inside is an
Amenities
The village has a village hall (shared with the parishes of
The village lies on the route of both the Coleridge Way and Samaritans Way South West.[10]
References
- ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ISBN 1-874336-03-2.
- ^ ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ a b "A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5". British History Online. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Williton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "All Saints' church in Monksilver". UK attractions. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1296069)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
- ^ "The Notley Arms". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Samaritans Way". Bristol Ramblers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
External links
Media related to Monksilver at Wikimedia Commons