Halstock
| Halstock | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Juthware and St Mary | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST538080 |
| Location: | 50°52’7"N, 2°39’20"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 546 (2011) |
| Post town: | Yeovil |
| Postcode: | BA22 |
| Dialling code: | 01935 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
Halstock is a village in Dorset, found five miles to the south of Yeovil (the latter in Somerset). It stands on the route of the ancient Harrow Way. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 546.
Halstock formerly constituted a liberty, containing only the parish itself. It was the site of the martyrdom of St Juthwara (Juthware), and a Romano-British Villa excavated between 1967 and 1985.
The village formerly had two inns, "The New Inn" (New Inn Farm), which closed in the late 1950s, and the unusually named "The Quiet Woman" (usually taken as a reference to St Juthware, or at least that is the polite version).
Parish church
In July 2012, Halstock's Parish church of St Mary was rededicated by the Bishop of Sherborne to become "St Juthware and St Mary", in recognition of the local tradition. Much of the church was rebuilt in 1770, with only the 15th-century west tower not being affected. The nave and chancel were rebuilt again on separate dates in the 19th century.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Halstock) |
References
- ↑ Halstock: An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1, pages 121–122
- Lemmey, Pam (1984), A History of Halstock, P.R. Lemmey, Liberty Farm, Halstock, ISBN 0-951-2063-0-3
- Lucas, R.N. (1993), The Romano-British villa at Halstock, Dorset Excavations 1967-1985 (Monograph Series:No.13), Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, ISBN 0-900341-37-8