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'''Thornfalcon''' is a village in [[Somerset]], amongst minor lanes four miles east of [[Taunton]] anjd within the [[North Curry Hundred]].  The village had just 119 people at the 2011 census and the wider parish includes the hamlet of '''Ash'''.
'''Thornfalcon''' is a village in [[Somerset]], amongst minor lanes four miles east of [[Taunton]] and within the [[North Curry Hundred]].  The village had just 119 people at the 2011 census and the wider parish includes the hamlet of '''Ash'''.


The village's delightful name comes from 'Thorn' combined with the personal name 'Fagun' (now Falcon), of the manorial owners in the Middle Ages.  This was the Norman surname of Sir Gilbert of Thorn, whose family were lords of the manor until the 14th century.<ref name=bush/>
The village's delightful name comes from 'Thorn' combined with the personal name 'Fagun' (now Falcon), of the manorial owners in the Middle Ages.  This was the Norman surname of Sir Gilbert of Thorn, whose family were lords of the manor until the 14th century.<ref name=bush/>
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The parish Church of the Holy Cross dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey.
The parish Church of the Holy Cross dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey.


The church is designated as a grade I listed building.<ref>{{IoE|270927|Church of the Holy Cross}}</ref>
The church is designated as a grade I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1177251|Church of the Holy Cross}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Falcon family held the manor until the 14th century, and in later ages passed into other hands.  The manor was bought from the Burridges of [[Lyme Regis]] by Nathaniel Butler Batten of [[Yeovil]] whose descendents, known as Chisholm-Batten from 1859 lived at Court House.<ref name=bush>{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Robin|title=Somerset: The Complete Guide|publisher=Dovecote Press|year=1994|pages=207|isbn=1-874336-26-1}}</ref>
The Falcon family held the manor until the 14th century, and in later ages passed into other hands.  The manor was bought from the Burridges of [[Lyme Regis]] by Nathaniel Butler Batten of [[Yeovil]] whose descendents, known as Chisholm-Batten from 1859 lived at Court House.<ref name=bush>{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Robin|title=Somerset: The Complete Guide|publisher=Dovecote Press|year=1994|pages=207|isbn=1-874336-26-1}}</ref>


There was a station on the Chard Branch Line that closed in 1962. The road bridge over the line is designated as a Grade II listed structure.<ref>{{IoE|270925|Road bridge at NGR ST 2815 2249}}</ref> The village is near the Great Western Railway and the course of the old Chard Canal&nbsp;— the road bridge over the canal is also listed.<ref>{{IoE|477263|Former canal bridge}}</ref>
There was a station on the Chard Branch Line that closed in 1962. The road bridge over the line is designated as a Grade II listed structure.<ref>{{NHLE|1177245|Road bridge at NGR ST 2815 2249}}</ref> The village is near the Great Western Railway and the course of the old Chard Canal&nbsp;— the road bridge over the canal is also listed.<ref>{{NHLE|1342043|Former canal bridge}}</ref>


The Battlements was built by the Chisholm-Batten family in the early-mid 19th century. It was originally a school building, but is now a private house,<ref>{{IoE|270923|The Battlements}}</ref> whilst the Court House is older, dating from the late 15th century.<ref>{{IoE|270932|Court House}}</ref>
The Battlements was built by the Chisholm-Batten family in the early-mid 19th century. It was originally a school building, but is now a private house,<ref>{{NHLE|1307513|The Battlements}}</ref> whilst the Court House is older, dating from the late 15th century.<ref>{{NHLE|1177317|Court House}}</ref>


==Outside links==
==Outside links==

Latest revision as of 10:46, 19 September 2019

Thornfalcon
Somerset

Thornfalcon village cross
Location
Grid reference: ST285235
Location: 51°0’23"N, 3°1’13"W
Data
Population: 119  (2011)
Post town: Taunton
Postcode: TA3
Dialling code: 01823
Local Government
Council: Somerset West
and Taunton
Parliamentary
constituency: 		Taunton Deane

Thornfalcon is a village in Somerset, amongst minor lanes four miles east of Taunton and within the North Curry Hundred. The village had just 119 people at the 2011 census and the wider parish includes the hamlet of Ash.

The village's delightful name comes from 'Thorn' combined with the personal name 'Fagun' (now Falcon), of the manorial owners in the Middle Ages. This was the Norman surname of Sir Gilbert of Thorn, whose family were lords of the manor until the 14th century.[1]

Parish church

Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon

The parish Church of the Holy Cross dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey.

The church is designated as a grade I listed building.[2]

History

The Falcon family held the manor until the 14th century, and in later ages passed into other hands. The manor was bought from the Burridges of Lyme Regis by Nathaniel Butler Batten of Yeovil whose descendents, known as Chisholm-Batten from 1859 lived at Court House.[1]

There was a station on the Chard Branch Line that closed in 1962. The road bridge over the line is designated as a Grade II listed structure.[3] The village is near the Great Western Railway and the course of the old Chard Canal — the road bridge over the canal is also listed.[4]

The Battlements was built by the Chisholm-Batten family in the early-mid 19th century. It was originally a school building, but is now a private house,[5] whilst the Court House is older, dating from the late 15th century.[6]

Outside links

 ("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Thornfalcon)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 207. ISBN 1-874336-26-1. 
  2. ↑ National Heritage List 1177251: Church of the Holy Cross
  3. ↑ National Heritage List 1177245: Road bridge at NGR ST 2815 2249
  4. ↑ National Heritage List 1342043: Former canal bridge
  5. ↑ National Heritage List 1307513: The Battlements
  6. ↑ National Heritage List 1177317: Court House
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