Edington, Somerset
| Edington | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 The Village Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST385395 |
| Location: | 51°9’4"N, 2°52’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 372 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Bridgwater |
| Postcode: | TA7 |
| Dialling code: | 01278 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Somerset |
Edington is a rural village, situated on the north side of the Polden Hills in Somerset.
Either side of it lie the villages of Chilton Polden and Catcott, and north of it is the small village of Burtle. There is a 12th-century church, but the nearest primary school is in the village of Catcott.
Edington has a surgery[2] and a village hall.[3]
At the north end of the village is a Holy Well.[4]
History
Archaeology
The 1888-1913 Ordnance Survey map of Edington shows the site of a Roman pottery kiln. Bronze Age palstaves have also been found at a site near Edington.
The Domesday Book
Edington was recorded as being in the hundred of Whitley and the county of Somerset. In 1086, it had a recorded population of approximately 20.7 households. [5]
Transport links
Edington was once linked to the towns of Glastonbury and Burnham-on-Sea by the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway and was later a junction for the short branch to Bridgwater, which opened in 1890. Edington railway station was known as Edington Junction between 1890 and 1953, changing to Edington Burtle on the closure of the Bridgwater line and closing on 7 March 1966.[6]
Geography
Catcott, Edington and Chilton Moors SSSI is a near-20,000-acre biological Site of Special Scientific Interest consisting of land south of the River Brue managed by Somerset Wildlife Trust and is known for the variety of the bird life. The site consists of low-lying land south of the River Brue, which floods on a regular basis; land north is included in the Tealham and Tadham Moors SSSI. The site is managed by Somerset Wildlife Trust and includes the Catcott Lows National Nature Reserve, of grassland in the summer, but flood during the winter, creating a perfect habitat for wintering waterfowl and Bewick's swans, Roe deer and several invertebrate species of scientific interest also inhabit the area,[7][8] Catcott Heath and Catcott North.
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Edington Surgery". NHS. 26 July 2019. https://www.nhs.uk/services/gp-surgery/edington-surgery/L85024. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ↑ "Edington Village Hall". https://www.edingtonvillagehall.com/. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Holy Well (Edington)". https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18574. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Open Domesday - Edington". https://opendomesday.org/place/ST3839/edington/.
- ↑ Gillett, Steph (15 February 2016). The Somerset & Dorset Railway Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445650371.
- ↑ English Nature citation sheet for the site
- ↑ Brown, Alan. "Catcott Lows NNR". Avalon Marshes Reserve Guides. http://www.glastonbury.eclipse.co.uk/web_site_with_me_00009f.htm.
Further reading
- Dunning, Robert W. (2004). "Edington". A History of the County of Somerset. 8: The Poldens and the Levels. London: Victoria County History. ISBN 9781904356332. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol8. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
Outside links
- "Edington, in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8, the Poldens and the Levels, ed. Robert Dunning (London: Victoria County History, 2004), 50-63.". http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol8/pp50-63. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- Dunning, Robert W. (2004) (in English). A history of the county of Somerset, Vol. 8, The Poldens and the Levels. Victoria history of the counties of England. University of London Institute of Historical Research. London: Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781904356332. OCLC 230765091.