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Upton Noble is a village and civil parish on the River Frome. It is roughly 4.5 miles (7 km) north-east of Bruton, and 7 miles (11 km) from Frome town centre, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.
There was a 17th-century village
History
The parish was also known as Upton Caboche in the 14th century.[2]
The first part of the name means the upper settlement, the second part is from the family of Sir John le Noble who held the manor in the 13th century.[3]
Governance
The
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 Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Frome Rural District.[4]
It is also part of the
Religious sites
The Church of St Mary Magdalene dates from the 12th century and is a Grade II* listed building.[5] The church was a chapelry to Batcombe.[3]
School
Upton Noble C of E VC Primary School celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2015.[6] It received 'Good' inspection in its 2019 Ofsted report.[7]
Events
The Upton Noble Beer & Cider Festival has been held each September since 2014, with around 1,000 people attending the event in 2017.[8]
Upton Noble has a calendar of events throughout the year[9] and you can hire the village hall for your own activities.[10]
References
- ^ "Upton Noble Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Upton Noble". British History Online. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "Frome RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary Magdalene (1174889)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ "Mark Solomon".
- ^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Beer Festival". Upton Noble. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "What's On". Upton Noble. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Village Hall". Upton Noble. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
External links
Media related to Upton Noble at Wikimedia Commons