Pitminster

Coordinates: 50°58′11″N 3°06′18″W / 50.9696°N 3.1051°W / 50.9696; -3.1051
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Pitminster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Taunton. The parish has a population of 956.[1] The parish also includes the villages of Angersleigh and Blagdon Hill. The village of Blagdon[2] is now officially known as Blagdon Hill to distinguish it from Blagdon in North Somerset. Hillside hamlets in the parish comprise Feltham and Woodram, those on the lower plain in the north are Sellicks Green which is contiguous with Blagdon Hill, Duddlestone and Poundisford.

History

The name Pitminster means the minster or mother church of Pippa's people.[3]

In 938, King

King John in 1208.[3]

The parishes of Angersleigh and Pitminster were part of the

Hundred.[4]

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.

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 Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of Taunton Deane (established under the Local Government Act 1972). From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Pitminster was part of Taunton Rural District.[1]

The appropriate

2011 Census is 2,064.[5]

It is also part of the

first past the post
system of election.

Geography

The nearby

biological Site of Special Scientific Interest with excellent examples of several of the broadleaved semi-natural woodland types associated with the Blackdown Hills. Additional interest lies in the occurrence of several areas of unimproved marshy grassland. This site, which is partly managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust, is situated on the north facing slopes of the Blackdown Hills, overlooking the Vale of Taunton Deane.[6]

Landmarks

Poundisford Park is a manor house built around 1550 for William Hill.[7] The house was passed down through the Hill family with a dining room being added in 1692 and eventually sold to the Welmans in 1706, the Helyars in 1869 and the Vivian-Neals in 1928.[3]

Religious sites

The parish Church of St Andrew and St Mary was built around 1300 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[8]

The 14th-century Church of St Michael in Angersleigh has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[9]

Notable residents

Richard Treat (1584–1669) and his son Robert Treat (1622–1710), who went on to be an American politician, lived in the village.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Post Office Directory of Somerset and Bristol 1875
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-874336-26-1
    .
  4. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Blackdown ward 2011". Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Poundisford Park (1060307)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew and St Mary (1344587)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1177574)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2008.

External links

Media related to Pitminster at Wikimedia Commons

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