Hambridge

Hambridge

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 50.9897
longitude= -2.8633
official_name= Hambridge
population = 526ref|population
shire_district= South Somerset
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Somerton and Frome
post_town=
postcode_district = TA10
postcode_area= TA
dial_code= 01458
os_grid_reference= ST395215

Hambridge is a village in Somerset, England, situated seven miles south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village is in the civil parish of 'Hambridge and Westport' which has a population of 526ref|population.

It lies close to the junction of the River Isle and the Westport Canal.

Hambridge is most notable as the place at which Cecil Sharp was inspired to begin collecting folk songs, on a visit to the vicarage.

External links

* [http://www.oldhambridge.co.uk/ Hambridge history website]

References

# Somerset County Council, 2002. [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/estimates/2002mye/ Population estimates] .


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