Chapel Allerton

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Chapel Allerton
Somerset

Ashton Windmill
Location
Grid reference: ST405505
Location: 51°15’4"N, 2°51’14"W
Data
Population: 401  (2011[1])
Post town: Axbridge
Postcode: BS26
Dialling code: 01934
Local Government
Council: Sedgemoor
Parliamentary
constituency:
Wells

Chapel Allerton is a village and parish, south of Cheddar in the Bempstone Hundred of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlets of Ashton and Stone Allerton.

History

The name comes from "Aelfweard's settlement", with the chapel prefix being added in 1708 to distinguish it from the adjoining Stone Allerton. The manor was brought in 1492 by John Gunthorpe and passed to the Bishop of Wells.[2]

Chapel Allerton is located south-west of Cheddar. It is noted for the striking Ashton windmill nearby.

Listed buildings

The parish church dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade-II listed building.[3] A restored cross in the graveyard is also grade II listed,[4] as is the adjacent Manor Farmhouse.[5]

References

  1. "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. 
  2. Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. pp. 58. ISBN 1-874336-26-1. https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/58. 
  3. National Heritage List 1173571: The Parish Church (Grade II listing)
  4. National Heritage List 1344916: Churchyard Cross, in Churchyard of parish church (Grade II listing)
  5. National Heritage List 1059105: Manor Farmhouse (Grade II listing)

Outside links

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about Chapel Allerton)