Cossington, Somerset
| Cossington | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Cossington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST355405 |
| Location: | 51°9’36"N, 2°55’26"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 564 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Bridgwater |
| Postcode: | TA7 |
| Dialling code: | 01278 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Sedgemoor |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bridgwater & W. Somerset |
Cossington is a village and parish in Somerset, close to Woolavington and five miles north of Bridgwater. The ancient parish forme part of the Whitley Hundred,[2] with the village lying on the north side of the Polden Hills.
History
It was probably part of the ancient Polden estate of Glastonbury Abbey. The abbey retained an interest as chief lord of the manor until 1508.[3] Cossington railway station was a station on the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, which opened in 1890 and closed in 1952.
Cossington had a Penny Post service under Bridgwater in 1830. The post office closed in March 2007.
Religious sites
The church is dedicated to St Mary and dates from the 13th century; it underwent extensive renovation in 1900. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade-II* listed building.[4]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Cossington, Somerset) |
- ↑ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ↑ "Cossington". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15106. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ↑ "Church of St Mary". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=269469. Retrieved 2007-12-07.