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Carhampton (hundred)
The Hundred of Carhampton is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown. Each hundred had a 'fyrd', which acted as the local defence force and a court which was responsible for the maintenance of the frankpledge system. They also formed a unit for the collection of taxes. The role of the hundred court was described in the Dooms (laws) of King Edgar. The name of the hundred was normally that of its meeting-place. The hundred of Carhampton was a large hundred, covering approximately , that contained the parishes of Minehead, Cutcombe, Carhampton, Luccombe, Withycombe, Wootton, Luxborough, Almsworthy, Oare, Dunster, Porlock, Langham, Selworthy, Wilmersham, Allerford, Bickham, Broadwood, Holne, Staunton, Avill, Knowle, East Myne, West Myne, Exford, Aller, Doverhay, Gilcott, Bagley, Oaktrow, Downscombe, Rodhuish, Tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred (county Subdivision)
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and in Cumberland County, New South Wales, Cumberland County in the British Colony of New South Wales. It is still used in other places, including in Australia (in South Australia and the Northern Territory). Other terms for the hundred in English and other languages include ''#wapentake, wapentake'', ''herred'' (Danish and Bokmål, Bokmål Norwegian), ''herad'' (Nynorsk, Nynorsk Norwegian), ''härad'' or ''hundare'' (Swedish), ''Harde'' (German), ''hiird'' (North Frisian language, North Frisian), ''kihlakunta'' (Finnish), and ''cantref'' (Welsh). In Ireland, a similar subdivision of counties is referred to as a Barony (Ireland), barony, and a hundred is a subdivision of a particularly large townland (most townlands are not divided into hundreds). Etymology The origin of the division of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadwood, Somerset
Dunster is a village that is home to Celtu and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the north-eastern boundary of Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel southeast of Minehead and northwest of Taunton. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 817. There are Iron Age hillforts in the area. Saxon Dunster was a parish in the Hundred of Carhampton. In the Domesday book there are four manors within the parish: Aucome (Alcombe), Avena (Avill), Stantune (Stanton) and Torre. Torre is now the site of the village of Dunster. Torre, including the castle and two watermills, was valued at 15 shillings and Aucome 20 shillings. The village grew up around Dunster Castle which was built at Torre by the Norman warrior William I de Moyon (d. post 1090) shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The castle is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. From that time it was the ''caput'' of the Feudal barony of Dunster. The castle was remodelled on several occasions by the Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treborough
Treborough is a small village and civil parish south of Dunster, lying amongst the Brendon Hills within the Exmoor National Park in Somerset, England. History The name Treborough is thought to be derived from the Celtic ''treberg'' meaning "hamlet by the waterfall", or wooded place or hill, from the Old English ''treow'' for tree. Treborough was part of the hundred of Carhampton. Within the village are a pair of lime kilns which date from the early 19th century and are made from flat-bedded local slate. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagley, Somerset
Wedmore is a large village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on raised ground, in the Somerset Levels between the River Axe and River Brue, often called the Isle of Wedmore. The parish consists of three main villages: Wedmore, Blackford and Theale, with the 17 hamlets of Bagley, Blakeway, Clewer, Crickham, Cocklake, Heath House, Latcham, Little Ireland, Middle Stoughton, Mudgley, Panborough, Sand, Stoughton Cross, Washbrook, West End, West Ham and West Stoughton. The parish of Wedmore has a population of 3,318 according to the 2011 census. Its facilities include a medical and dental practice, pharmacy, butcher's, a village store with off licence, three pubs, restaurant, café and several other local shops. It is south of Cheddar, west of the city of Wells and north west of Glastonbury. History Iron Age remains have been found in the Wedmore area, and there are a number of Roman sites in the district. The name ''Wedmore'' in Old English is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doverhay
Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset, England, west of Minehead. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,440. In 2017, Porlock had the highest percentage of elderly population in England, with over 40% being of pensionable age as of 2010. History East of the village is Bury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort. There is evidence for 10th or 11th century origin for the name Porlock as Portloc or Portloca meaning enclosure by the harbour, from the Old English ''port'' and ''loca'', and in the Domesday Book the village was known as "Portloc". In 914 the Vikings plundered Porlock. Porlock was part of the hundred of Carhampton. The area has links with several Romantic poets, and R. D. Blackmore, the author of ''Lorna Doone'', and is popular with visitors. The visitor centre has exhibits and displays about the local area. Also on display are the bones of an aurochs, discovered on Porlock beach in 1999. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aller, Somerset
Aller is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton on the A372 road towards Bridgwater. The village has a population of 410. The parish includes the hamlet of Beer (sometimes ''Bere'' or Bere Aller) and the deserted medieval village of Oath on the opposite bank of the River Parrett. History Aller was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Alre'', meaning 'The alder tree' from the Old English ''alor''. The parish of Aller was part of the hundred of Somerton. Most of the valuable meadows had been enclosed by 1577, but the surrounding fields were not enclosed until 1797. Between 1614 and 1616 there was a struggle between the lord, Sir John Davis, who had recently purchased the manor, and the tenants over the building of hedges and gates to increase the value of the remaining of common ground. The meadows remained open and Davis sold the manor to John Stawell of Cothelstone in 1623. Oath Lock marks the tidal limit of the River Parrett. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exford, Somerset
Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor, Exmoor National Park, north-west of Dulverton, and south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England. Less than a mile away is the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Lyncombe. Situated on the B3224, the main route across Exmoor, it is a small village on the River Exe with activities including Fox Hunting, hunting, shooting, fishing and horse riding. The centre of the village surrounds a traditional village green, and is home to a general store, car repair shop, and primary school as well as a children's play area. The village is on the route of the Samaritans Way South West and the Celtic Way Exmoor Option. History To the east of the village are the prehistoric hillside enclosures of Road Castle and Staddon Hill Camp and to the west is Cow Castle, an Iron Age hillfort. The Domesday Book of 1086 records eight settlements in the parish, five called Exford and the others at Almesworthy (Edmunds homestead), Stone and Downscombe. The parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
