Sock Dennis

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 50.9908
longitude= -2.6924
official_name= Sock Dennis
population =
shire_district= South Somerset
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Yeovil
post_town= YEOVIL
postcode_district = BA22
postcode_area= BA
dial_code= 01935
os_grid_reference= ST515215

Sock Dennis (also known as Stock-Dennis) was a civil parish near Ilchester and Tintinhull in Somerset, England. It lies on the Monarch's Way long distance footpath.In the Domesday Book the village was in the possession of Robert, Count of Mortain. From the mid 13th century it was described as a manor but by the end of the 18th century was "an obliterated place". The place name derives from "Sock", probably an area of marsh or streams and the family name of the successors of William the Dane, a 12th century owner. [cite web |url=http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=53044 |title=Deserted medieval village, Sock Dennis Farm, Sock Dennis |accessdate=2008-01-06 |format= |work=Somerset Historic Environment Record ]

After the church was destroyed, and the place almost depopulated, it lost its parochial rights. [cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51304&strquery=Stock-Dennis#s8 |title=Stock-Dennis |accessdate=2008-01-06 |format= |work=British History Online ] In 1884 is was reduced to enlarge the parish of Tintinhull. In 1957 the parish was abolished and convert|401|acre|km2 with a population of 11 people was transferred to Ilchester parish and convert|287|acre|km2 with 12 people tranferred to Tintinhull parish. [cite web |url=http://vision.edina.ac.uk/relationships.jsp;jsessionid=1B23A1C50A55CABC780A731634B90FEC?u_id=10441559 |title=Sock Dennis |accessdate=2008-01-06 |format= |work=A vision of Britain through time ]

There is an area of well preserved ridge and furrow earthworks over three fields to the east of the village. [cite web |url=http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=11679 |title=Ridge and furrow at Sock Dennis, Ilchester |accessdate=2008-01-06 |format= |work=Somerset Historic Environment Record ]

There was a church in the village in 1286. It was a daughter church of Yeovil. In 1297 the church was worth £7 15s. The church had disappeared by 1575. A doorway, probably of the early C16 and perhaps forming part of the fabric of the church, is incorporated in one of the buildings of Sock Dennis farm, [cite web |url=http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=53117 |title=St John the Baptist church, Sock Dennis Farm |accessdate=2008-01-06 |format= |work=Somerset Historic Environment Record ] which is all that now remains of the village.

In 1861 Sock Dennis's total population was 26. In 1901 it was 22. By 1951 the population was 23.

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