West Pennard
| West Pennard | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Nicholas, West Pennard | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST545385 |
| Location: | 51°8’38"N, 2°39’7"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 670 |
| Post town: | Glastonbury |
| Postcode: | BA6 |
| Dialling code: | 01458 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mendip |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wells |
West Pennard is a village and parish east of Glastonbury in Somerset. The parish includes the hamlets of Coxbridge and Woodlands and forms part of the hundred of Glaston Twelve Hides.[1]
History
The village takes its name from the Old English penn-ardd meaning high hill.[2]
The manor was granted to Glastonbury Abbey by the king of the Mercians in 681, and was held by the Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. It was then granted to the Duke of Somerset.[3]
West Pennard Court Barn dates from the 15th-century barn. It was built as a Tithe Barn for the abbey and is now owned by the National Trust.[4]
Manor Farmhouse in Coxbridge[5] and Higher Southtown Farmhouse[6] both date from the 17th century.
Transport
West Pennard railway station was a station on the Highbridge branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. It opened in 1862 and closed in 1962.
Religious sites
The Church of St Nicholas dates from the 15th century and is a Grade-I listed building.[7] The churchyard cross, which was built between 1493 and 1524 by Abbot Richard Beere of Glastonbury, is also Grade I listed.[8]
References
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- ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. p. 93. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. p. 230. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ↑ "West Pennard Court Barn". National Trust. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-westpennardcourtbarn/. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
- ↑ "Manor Farmhouse, Coxbridge". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=267683. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ↑ "Higher Southtown Farmhouse". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=267688. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ↑ "Church of St Nicholas". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267677. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
- ↑ "Churchyard cross, in the churchyard about 9 metres south of south aisle, Church of St Nicholas". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=267678. Retrieved 12 February 2009.