North Perrott
| North Perrott | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Martin, North Perrott | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST475095 |
| Location: | 50°52’57"N, 2°44’51"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 246 (2011) |
| Post town: | Crewkerne |
| Postcode: | TA18 |
| Dialling code: | 01460 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Yeovil |
| Website: | North Perrott Parish Council |
North Perrott is a village in Somerset, in the south of the county near the border with Dorset, in Somerset's Houndsborough Hundred.
The name Perrott comes from the River Parrett.
History
There is evidence of Roman and Iron Age settlement in the village.[1]
The manor was held with South Perrott just over the border in Dorset.
Parish church
The Church of St Martin dates from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building.[2]
About the village
Earthworks of a platform, 260 feet by 245 feet, with the remains of buildings, are found 900 yards north of Pipplepen Farmhouse. The site with its surrounding moat is believed to be the mediæval mansion home of the De Pipplepens.[3]
To the east of the village are Whitevine Meadows, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which consists of a nationally rare type of neutral grassland together with adjoining areas of scrub and ancient woodland. The Whitevine meadow is unusual in being one of only three British localities where the grass Gaudinia fragilis is a prominent and established component of the sward. The scrub provides nest sites for several species of bird, including nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos). Clearings within the scrub support a mixed flora with saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria), yellow-wort (Blackstonia perfoliata) and autumn gentian (Gentianella amarella). These sheltered glades provide favourable climatic conditions for butterflies including the marbled white (Melanargia galathea) and the silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia).[4]
North Perrott Manor House was built in 1877 by Thomas Henry Wyatt for P.M. Hoskyns. After Second World War it became Perrott Hill School. The house and ornaments, stables and other outbuildings, are listed buildings.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Sport
- Cricket: North Perrott Cricket Club
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about North Perrott) |
References
- ↑ "Roman and Iron age settlement, Manor House, North Perrott". Somerset Historic Environment Record. http://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/54358.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1056879: Church of St Martin (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1018923: Moated site NNW of Pipplepen Farmhouse (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Whitevine Meadows
- ↑ National Heritage List 1175931: North Perrott Manor House (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1056854: Garden seats and 4 garden ornaments east of North Perrott Manor House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1345957: Screen walling enclosing forecourt immediately north west of North Perrott Manor House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1308111: Screen walling enclosing lawn immediately south-east of North Perrott Manor House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1308112: Stable block north-west of North Perrott Manor House, and walling enclosing stable yard (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1056855: Summerhouse west of North Perrott Manor House
- Parkman, Leslie: 'North Perrott Remembered' ISBN 978-0-902129-51-1