Lullington, Somerset
| Lullington | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Church of All Saints, Lullington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST785515 |
| Location: | 51°15’44"N, 2°18’34"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 162 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Frome |
| Postcode: | BA11 |
| Dialling code: | 01373 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mendip |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Somerton and Frome |
Lullington is a village and parish in the Frome Hundred of Somerset, just across the Mells River from Beckington and 2½ miles north-east of Frome itself.
The parish includes the hamlet of Laverton, where the Church of St Mary dates from the 11th century.[2]
History
The name Lullington means the settlement of Lulla's people.[3]
Before the Norman Conquest the estate belonged to King Harold, later passing to Longleat Priory and after the Dissolution of the Monasteries was acquired by the Thynne family. It was sold in the early 19th century by the Marquess of Bath and bought by William Duckworth, who rebuilt the village.[3]
Just to the south of the village is the Orchardleigh Estate, which comprises a Victorian stately home, built in 1856 by Thomas Henry Wyatt for William Duckworth,[4] a 13th-century island church,[5] and an 18-hole golf course.
Religious sites
The parish church of All Saints dates from the 12th century, the south aisle from around 1280, and the chancel, tower and south porch circa 1450. The church was restored in 1862 by T.H. Wyatt. It is a Grade-I listed building.[6] Henry Waldegrave, 11th Earl Waldegrave was the rector of the village in the early 20th century.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lullington, Somerset) |
- ↑ "Lullington Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11126163&c=Lullington&d=16&e=61&g=6461338&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388576289810&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Church of St. Mary". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=267111. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. pp. 134. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ↑ "Orchardlea House, forecourt walls and gates". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267139. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
- ↑ "Church of St Mary, causeway bridge and gates". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267143. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
- ↑ "Church of All Saints". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267123. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
