History
The name of the village means the middle settlement, possibly because it is halfway between Evercreech and Bruton. An early Iron Age earthwork, probably a stock enclosure but known as Fox Covert, occupies a spur of Creech Hill overlooking the River Alham valley. The site includes a possible tumulus, barrow on the west. In the late 12th century the manor was held under the Lovels of Castle Cary by William de Clevedon who gave the church to Bruton Abbey who held it until the dissolution of the monasteries. The Mendip Hospital, built in 1845–47, is not near Milton Clevedon, it is located in St Cuthbert Out, near Wells.Governance
The Parish councils of England, 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 (UK), 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 in England, local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the parish comes under the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Mendip District, Mendip (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Shepton Mallet Rural District before 1974. It is also part of the Frome and East Somerset (UK Parliament constituency), Frome and East Somerset county constituency represented in the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.Religious sites
The Church of St James, Milton Clevedon, Church of St James was rebuilt in 1790 and is a Grade II* listed building.References
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{{Mendip Villages in Mendip District Civil parishes in Somerset