Selwood, Somerset

Coordinates: 51°14′12″N 2°18′21″W / 51.2366°N 2.3057°W / 51.2366; -2.3057
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Milestone at East Woodlands, near the toll house.
Milestone at East Woodlands, near the toll house, erected by the Frome Turnpike Trust. The square design is known as 'Frome Square Plate'.[1]

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Selwood used to be a village but is now part of the suburbs of

civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the villages of East and West Woodlands, Rodden and the hamlets of Alder Row and Blatchbridge
.

History

Scheduled Ancient Monument[3] and on the Heritage at Risk Register.[4]

The ancient Selwood Forest stretched approximately between Gillingham in Dorset and Chippenham in Wiltshire. Between the eighth and early eleventh centuries it was an important boundary between east and west Wessex, and in 705 the bishopric of Sherborn was established for those "west of Selwood"[5] Only a few fragments of the forest now survive.

The parish was part of the

Frome.[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.

Landmarks

Manor Farmhouse in West Woodlands provides a particularly good survival of 17th century interior features in a very fine state of preservation,[8] while St. Algars Farmhouse (named after Ælfgar of Selwood) dates from the 14th century.[9] In Rodden the Manor House dates from the late 16th century.[10]

Religious sites

The Church of All Saints in Rodden dates from 1640, and was rebuilt in the mid 19th century.[11]

The church in East Woodlands was completed in 1714 having been paid for by the Longleat estate, then patrons of the parish. It is now dedicated to St Katharine. It was extensively restored in the 1870s by Pearson,[12] the architect who also designed Truro Cathedral.

References

  1. ^ "Frome Turnpike Trust". Turnpikes.org.uk. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Selwood Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. Somerset County Council
    . Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Hillfort on Roddenbury Hill". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  5. ISBN 978-0-7185-1856-1
    .
  6. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Frome RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse, West Woodlands (1176081)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  9. ^ Historic England. "St. Algars Farmhouse (1058902)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (1058894)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1058893)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  12. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Katherine (1175821)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

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