Moorlinch

Coordinates: 51°07′37″N 2°51′36″W / 51.127°N 2.860°W / 51.127; -2.860
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51°07′37″N 2°51′36″W / 51.127°N 2.860°W / 51.127; -2.860

Moorlinch is a village and civil parish where the Polden Hills meet the Somerset Levels in Somerset, England.

History

The village was known as Mirieling in 971 and the name is believed to come from the

Saxon myrge and hlinc meaning pleasant hill.[2]

The parish of Moorlinch was part of the

Hundred.[3]

Moorlinch formed part of the Polden Estate held by Glastonbury Abbey from Saxon times until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. Then is descended with Shapwick manor to the Rolle family.[2]

In 1900 the village windmill was demolished and the machinery moved to

Ashton windmill in Chapel Allerton.[4]

Governance

The parish meeting has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) although it is one of only two parishes in Bridgwater District which do not raise any levy on its residents. The parish meeting evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and

neighbourhood watch
groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish meetings 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 Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District.[5]

It is also part of the

first past the post
system of election.

Geography

King’s Sedgemoor Drain
.

Religious sites

The

Church of St Mary dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-874336-26-1
    .
  3. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ISBN 0-7050-0060-5
    .
  5. ^ "Bridgwater RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1060121)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 February 2008.

External links

Media related to Moorlinch at Wikimedia Commons

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