Timberscombe

Timberscombe
Timberscombe
	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tiverton and Minehead;
	List of places UK England Somerset 51°08′18″N 3°32′20″W / 51.1382°N 3.5389°W

Timberscombe is a village and

Exmoor National Park in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet

of Bickham.

History

The parish was part of the

Carhampton.^[2]

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 parish 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 West Somerset (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Williton Rural District before 1974.^[3]

It is also part of the

first past the post

system of election.

Geography

The 13 hectares (32 acres) Bickham Wood, which is run as a nature reserve by the Somerset Wildlife Trust, comprises very wet, ancient, semi-natural woodland on the edge of the Brendon Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[4]

Landmarks

Timberscombe has many attractions including an Iron Age Fort, the lost village of Clicket and Cowbridge Sawmill, which has been restored as a working vintage sawmill. The village is a popular tourist area and provides ample bed and breakfast accommodation and holiday lets. The beautiful countryside makes it particularly popular with walkers, horse riders and cyclists.

Religious sites

The church is dedicated to Saint Petroc, who probably visited the parish in the 6th century. The church has a 15th-century tower, the rest of the building dating from 1708. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.^[5]

Notable residents

J. P. Martin (1879–1966) Methodist minister and children's author
T.C. Lethbridge
(1901-1971) Anglo-Saxon archaeologist lived as a child in Knowle House
Taff Vale
case at the first instance.

References

^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ "Carhampton Hundred". Domesday Map. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^ "Williton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^ "Bickham Wood". Somerset Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Petrock (1057303)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

External links

Village website

[popn-1] "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[2] "Carhampton Hundred". Domesday Map. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

[willitonrd-3] "Williton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[4] "Bickham Wood". Somerset Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2008.

[5] Historic England. "Church of St Petrock (1057303)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

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