Mudford

Coordinates: 50°58′24″N 2°36′24″W / 50.9733°N 2.6066°W / 50.9733; -2.6066
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For the surname, see Mudford (surname).

Mudford
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50°58′24″N 2°36′24″W / 50.9733°N 2.6066°W / 50.9733; -2.6066

Mudford is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Yeovil in the South Somerset district on the River Yeo. The village has a population of 696.[1] The parish includes the hamlets of Mudford Sock, West Mudford and Up Mudford.

The village lies on the Monarch's Way, a 615 miles (990 km)[2] long-distance footpath that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.[3]

History

At the time of the

Hundred.[5]

At the eastern end of the parish on the border with Dorset, the village of Nether Adber was held by Siward the Fowler before and after the Battle of Hastings, and had a chapel in 1351 but the village was totally abandoned in the mid-16th century.[4]

Manor Farm House, the Manor house of Up Mudford, was built in 1630 on the site of an earlier building after a fire.[6]

Governance

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.

Religious sites

Mudford is served by the

church of St Mary The Virgin, which dates back to the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building. It has a three-stage tower divided by string courses with clasping corner buttresses, a battlemented parapet with small corner and intermediate pinnacles, and corner gargoyles. There is a stair turret on the north-east corner with a weathervane finial, and a clock face on the east side. It contains five bells dated 1582, 1621, 1623, 1664 and 1666, all by the Purdue family of nearby Closworth.[8] It was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "The Monarch's Way". The Monarch's Way Association. 2 February 2006.
  3. ^ "The Monarch's Way". The Quinton Oracle. 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-874336-26-1
    .
  5. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Manor Farm House (1056802)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Yeovil RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1056790)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 October 2008.

External links

Media related to Mudford at Wikimedia Commons

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