Woolavington
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| Woolavington | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Woolavington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST3441 |
| Location: | 51°10’12"N, 2°56’2"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,115 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bridgwater |
| Postcode: | TA7 |
| Dialling code: | 01278 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Sedgemoor |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bridgwater & W. Somerset |
Woolavington is a village on the Somerset Levels, in Somerset. It is five miles north-east of Bridgwater. At the 2011 census it had a population of 2,115.
Parish church
The parish is the Church of St Mary has 11th-century origins and is a Grade I listed building.[1] In the early 12th century it was granted to Goldcliff Priory in Monmouthshire by its founder Robert de Chandos who was lord of the manor of Woolavington. In the 15th century it passed to the cannons of Windsor.[2]
History
The village name means the settlement of Hunlaf's people and was known as Hunlavintone in the Domesday Book of 1086.[2]
Close to the village is the Royal Ordnance Factory ROF Bridgwater, a factory which produced high explosives for munitions from 1941 until its closure in 2008.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Woolavington) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1060144: Church of St Mary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 242. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.