Haselbury Plucknett
| Haselbury Plucknett | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
| File:Haselbury House - geograph.org.uk - 808847.jpg Haselbury House, Haselbury Plucknett | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST475105 |
| Location: | 50°53’29"N, 2°44’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 744 (2011) |
| Post town: | Crewkerne |
| Postcode: | TA18 |
| Dialling code: | 01460 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Yeovil |
Haselbury Plucknett is a village on the River Parrett the south of Somerset. It is to be found in the county's Houndsborough Hundred, six miles south-west of Yeovil, and had a recorded population of 744 at the 2011 census.
This is the final resting place of 'Blessed' Wulfric', an anchorite and reputed miracle-worker, who was never formally canonised, and who died 20 February 1154.
The village has a small Church of England primary school. It did have a small village shop and post office, however this closed in September 2009. The only pub/restaurant in the village is The White Horse at Haselbury.
History
The first part of the village name means a hazel grove, and the second part comes from the name of its mediæval owners.
This was one of the few manors which retained its Saxon owner, Brismar, after the Norman Conquest. A later Lord of the manor, Richard of Haselbury, rebelled against King John and was hanged at Sherborne.
St Wulfric arrived in the village in 1125 and was visited by Henry I and other nobility. He died in 1154 and was buried in the east end of the north aisle of the church, which became known as St Wufric's aisle, but there is no trace in the current church.
Haselbury Bridge (sometimes called Haslebury Old Bridge) is a stone-built bridge dating from the 14th century. It is a scheduled monument and Grade II* listed structure.[1][2] The two arch bridge was built of local Hamstone and carries a small road over the River Parrett.[3] Each of the arches has a ten-fooot span. The bridge is 13 feet wide including the parapet on each side.[1] In the 17th century it carried the main route between Salisbury and Exeter and later marked the boundary between the Chard and Yeovil Turnpike trusts.[2][4][5] The bridge was bypassed in 1831.
Church
The parish, St Michael and All Angels, dates from the 14th century.[6]
The village has a small Protestant church.
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St Michael's Church - Haselbury Plucknett
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Gentlemans Row
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The White Horse Inn
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Village Green
Outside links
| ("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Haselbury Plucknett) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1020497: Haselbury Bridge (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Heritage List 1056146: Haselbury Old Bridge (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ "Haselbury Bridge, Haslebury Plucknett". Somerset County Council. http://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/53129.
- ↑ Nathan, Matthew (1957). The Annals of West Coker. Cambridge University Press. pp. 444–445. ISBN 9780521057929. https://books.google.com/books?id=vno-vmV2F5sC&pg=PA540.
- ↑ A History of the County of Somerset - Volume 8 pp 4-38: Parishes: Crewkerne (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1056149: Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II* listing)