St Cuthbert Out

Coordinates: 51°10′47″N 2°41′43″W / 51.1796°N 2.6952°W / 51.1796; -2.6952
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St Cuthbert Out, sometimes Wells St Cuthbert Out, is a

civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It entirely surrounds (but does not include) the city and parish of Wells. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 3,749.[1]

The parish is named for the

Church of St Cuthbert, Wells and was created in 1866.[2] The historic ecclesiastical parish of Wells St Cuthbert had been split into two, with the Wells St Cuthbert In parish covering the area inside the city of Wells (except for the small area covered by the cathedral's liberty of Wells St Andrew
).

Population centres in the parish are Dinder, Wookey Hole and East, West and South Horrington. It also includes the smaller settlements of Burcott, Coxley, Dulcote, Easton, Launcherley, Lower Milton, Polsham, Southway, Upper Milton and Worminster. Wookey itself is a separate parish.

The parish is crossed by the national Monarch's Way long distance footpath, as well as the more local Mendip Way footpath, and National Cycle Route 3.

History

Burcott

Bishop of Wells and listed among his estates in the Domesday Book of 1086. The cast iron water wheel is driven by water from the River Axe soon after it leaves Wookey Hole Caves. Most of the current building and the gearing within the mill, which is used to grind corn, date from 1864 and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[3] Burcott Manor House was built in the late 16th or early 17th century, with further alterations in the 18th and 20th centuries.[4]

Coxley lies on the River Sheppey where the Anglican Christ Church was built in 1839 by Richard Carver. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[5]

biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
.

Easton is believed to mean 'The enclosure by the water' from the Old English eas and tun.[7] The church of St Paul in Easton, which was built by Richard Carver, dates from 1843. It is a Grade II listed building.[8]

Fenny Castle

Polsham (also spelled Poulsham) is split into two parts with half of the village on the

pub (The Three Wells), and half of the village around 600 yards down a country lane. Polsham railway station was on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway line. This single platform station, opened in December 1861, was the only stop between Wells and Glastonbury. There is still a 1920s two-storey station house on the site but all traffic ceased through the station on 29 October 1951.[9]

One mile north-west of Polsham are the earthwork remains of

motte and bailey castle sited on a natural hillock, however since boundary changes were introduced this is now in the parish of Wookey.[10]

Notable buildings and structures

The former Mendip Hospital at Horrington was built in 1845–47 as the County Lunatic Asylum, by Sir George Gilbert Scott and W. B. Moffatt, supervised by Richard Carver. It is Grade II listed.[11] The hospital chapel is also listed.[12]

The Mendip transmitting station is within the parish, on Pen Hill; its 293m high mast is the tallest structure in south west England.

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 parish 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.

Wards

The civil parish is divided into four parish wards. They are (with the number of councillors each elects to the parish council, in brackets): North (five), South (three), East (four) and West (five).[14]

References

The Slab House Inn
  1. ^ a b "St Cuthbert Out Parish (2011)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ Vision of Britain Wells St Cuthbert Out
  3. ^ Historic England. "Burcott Water Mill and Mill House (1178217)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Burcott Manor House (1058605)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1058602)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Dulcote Quarry, Dulcote, Nr Wells" (PDF). Geodiversity Audit of Active Aggregate Quarries: Quarries in Somerset. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
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  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Paul (1295274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  9. ^ "Polsham". Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Fenny Castle". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Mendip Hospital (main building) (1345148)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
  12. ^ Historic England. "Chapel with covered approach to Mendip Hospital (1058586)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  13. ^ "Wells RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  14. ^ legislation.gov.uk The Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2012

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