Merriott
| Merriott | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church, Merriott | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST445125 |
| Location: | 50°54’33"N, 2°47’27"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,979 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Merriott |
| Postcode: | TA16 |
| Dialling code: | 01460 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Yeovil |
Merriott is a village and parish in the Crewkerne Hundred of Somerset, near the town of Crewkerne and seven miles west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 1,979.[1]
On Church Street, there is a well-preserved tithe barn, which is used by local organisations including the playgroup, badminton club and a Morris dancing side (Dr Turberville's Morris). The village is home to Merriott Rovers F.C. who play in the Perry Street and District League, spanning Somerset, Dorset and Devon. Also situated in Merriott is a Co-op and all-purpose food store. It has two pubs: the 17th-century King's Head[2] and the 19th century Swan.[3]
The parish boundary includes the River Parrett which is crossed by the Bow Bridge.[4] Next to it is Bow Mill House, with its attached watermill which dates from the 17th century.[5] Tail Mill was used for sail cloth manufacture.[6]
History
The name Merriott means boundary gate from the Old English Maergeat.[7]
The manor was held at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 by Harding son of Eadnorth whose descendants took the name of the village and continued until the death of Sir John de Meriet in 1391. The good quality of the soil led to the development of market-gardening, with the first use in England of the word nursery (noresire) occurred at Merriot in 1369.[7]
Major rebuilding took place in the village following a fire in 1811.[8]
The school building dates from 1876,[9] and now incorporates the former Sunday school which was built in 1834.[10]
Religious sites
The Anglican parish Church of All Saints dates from the 13th century, with modifications in the late 15th or early 16th century, and major restoration including the extension of the nave, a new chancel and chapels by Benjamin Ferrey in 1860. It has been designated as a Grade-II* listed building.[11]
Notable people
- Francis Trask (1840 – 6 April 1910) was a 20th-century Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council and Mayor of Nelson.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Merriott) |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "King's Head Inn". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262356. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ "The Swan Inn". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262388. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ "Bow Bridge". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262341. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ "Bow Mill House, with attached mill". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262342. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ "Tail Mill". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=479684. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. pp. 142. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ↑ Havinden, Michael (1982). The Somerset Landscape. The making of the English landscape. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 139. ISBN 0-340-20116-9.
- ↑ "Merriott First School". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262371. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ "Former Sunday School". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262402. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ↑ "Church of All Saints". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262359. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
