Baltonsborough
| Baltonsborough | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Dunstan, Baltonsborough | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST545345 |
| Location: | 51°6’28"N, 2°38’57"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 864 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Glastonbury |
| Postcode: | BA6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mendip |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Somerton and Frome |
Baltonsborough is a village and parish in the hundred of Glaston Twelve Hides in Somerset.[2] According to the 2001 and 2011 census' it had a population of 864.[1] Apart from Baltonsborough village, the parish also contains the hamlets of Ham Street, Catsham and Southwood.
History
The ancient, and some would argue correct, name of the village is Ballsbury. In the 1980s there was some debate as to whether the village should rename itself Ballsbury in order to make the village name road signs shorter.
Landmarks
The Gatehouse is a thatched house dating from the 16th century.[3]
Church
Baltonsborough's Church of St Dunstan was built in the 15th century to honour the most famous son of the village. The church's simple Somerset tower is topped by an elaborate ironwork weather vane crafted by the local blacksmith in the 19th century.[4]
Festivals
Every year the Baltonsborough Flower Show takes place on the village playing fields. In 2015 comedian Russell Brand attended the Flower show while staying with his friend and local resident Stuart 'Stush' Bush.[5]
Notable residents
- St Dunstan, born in Ballsbury in 909, eventually became Archbishop of Canterbury and an important monastic reformer of the Anglo-Saxon period. Legends attached to Dunstan portray him nailing a horseshoe onto the devil, earning him a place as a patron saint of blacksmiths in the Roman Catholic pantheon.
- Robert Jacob, Canadian politician
- Nicolas Cage, American film actor
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Baltonsborough Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11120329&c=Baltonsborough&d=16&e=61&g=6461143&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388573766201&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ "The Gatehouse". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267492. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). The Buildings of England, South and West Somerset. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09644-5.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3217369/Russell-Brand-wraps-arm-mystery-blonde-displays-eccentric-style-ripped-jeans-low-key-village-show.html
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