Chardstock is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
located on the eastern border of
Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, England off the A358 road between
Chard and
Axminster. The parish population at the
2011 Census was 828. The parish also contains the hamlets of Bewley Down, Birchill, Burridge,
Holy City and
Tytherleigh.
The parish is a major part of the
electoral ward of Yarty. The ward population at the above census was 2,361.
The parish was in
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
until 1896. Historically it formed part of
Beaminster Forum and Redhone Hundred.
The attractive village is surrounded by farmland and woodland and is within the
Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Kit runs through the village. The village church dates from the 13th Century and rebuilt in the 19th Century by Canon Woodcock. The village also has a post office and pub (currently closed).
The collection of work by Artist Kenneth Butler Evans, cousin of poet
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats (, 13 June 186528 January 1939), popularly known as W. B. Yeats, was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer, and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th century in literature, 20th-century literature. He was ...
, is based in the village at the home of his widow, sculptor Ann Ford.
Prebend
During the Middle Ages, Chardstock was a prebend of the Cathedral church of Salisbury.
Buildings
*
The George Inn, Chardstock
Freedom of the Parish
The following people and military units have received the
Freedom of the Parish of Chardstock.
Individuals
* 12 June 2019: Michael Dadds, Former Chardstock Parish Councillor.
Military Units
References
External links
Inspector Denning: Chardstock Victorian Policeman - UK Parliament Living HeritageDevon County Council: page on history of Chardstock
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Villages in Devon