- Ilton
infobox UK place
country= England
latitude= 50.953305
longitude= -2.919634
official_name= Ilton
population= 849cite web |url=http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/estimates/2002mye/ |title=Population estimates 2002 |accessdate=2007-10-06 |format= |work=Somerset County Council, 2002 ]
shire_district=South Somerset
shire_county =Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Yeovil
post_town= ILMINSTER
postcode_district = TA19
postcode_area= TA
dial_code= 01460
os_grid_reference= ST355175Ilton is a village and
civil parish inSomerset ,England , situated convert|8|mi|km|1 south east ofTaunton , and convert|2|mi|km|1 north ofIlminster in theSouth Somerset district. The village has apopulation of 849. The parish includes the hamlets of Ilford and Cad Green with its 16th century almshouses. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=263973 |title=Whetstone's Almshouses |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |work=Images of England ]"The settlement on the
River Isle " was one of the possession ofAthelney Abbey until thedissolution of the monasteries .The current
Hamstone Ilford Bridge probably dates from the early 18th century when it was on theCurry Rivel toChard turnpike road. [cite web | title=Ilford Bridge (east) | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=263999 | accessdate=2007-10-06] The current A303 is just south of the village.East of the village is a moated site which is all that remains of Merryfield (or Muryfield) which was the family seat of the Wadham family. In the 17th century it was home to Nicholas and
Dorothy Wadham benefactors ofWadham College, Oxford .cite book |last=Bush |first=Robin |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Somerset: The complete guide |year=1994 |publisher=Dovecote press |location=Wimbourne |isbn=187433627X ]The church of
St Peter dates from the14th century , and includes memorials to the Wadham family. It has been designated byEnglish Heritage as a Grade II*listed building . [cite web | title=Church of St. Peter | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=263975 | accessdate=2007-10-06]In the 18th century the
Chard Canal was built close to the village. This had been intended as a part of aship canal , passable by vessels of up to 200 tons, between theBristol Channel and theEnglish Channel , but was never completed.North of the village is the
Merryfield aerodrome which served as a bomber base inWorld War II and then reopened asHMS Heron II ,RNAS Merryfield and was then used for helicopter training.References
Links
* [http://www.iltontalking.ik.com/home.ikml Ilton Talking] - Online parish magazine.
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