- Cannington, Somerset
Infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 51.1498
longitude = -3.0665
official_name = Cannington
population =
shire_district =Sedgemoor
shire_county =Somerset
region = South West England
constituency_westminster = Bridgwater
post_town = BRIDGWATER
postcode_district = TA5
Postcode_area = TA
dial_code = 01278
os_grid_reference = ST255395Cannington is a village and
civil parish convert|3|mi|km|0 north west ofBridgwater in theSedgemoor district ofSomerset ,England .It lies on the west bank of the
River Parret , and contains the hamlets ofEdstock and Beer. The parish formerly included part of the village ofCombwich , with its port and ferry terminal. In 1881 the parish contained convert|4980|acre|ha|abbr=on.cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18555&strquery=Cannington |title=Cannington |accessdate=2008-01-13 |format= |work=British History Online ]The Saxon name of this village was "Caninganmaersees" or "Cantuctone". "Cantuc" was a
Old English word for a ridge, "ton" a settlement. [cite web |url=http://www.cannington.org.uk/history.htm |title=History |accessdate=2008-01-13 |format= |work=Cannington Online ]The
Battle of Cannington took place on Cannington Hill in 878 atCannington Camp , aBronze Age andIron Age hill fort , (also called Cynwir or Cynwit Castle).It was the site of a
Benedictine nunnery, founded byRobert de Courcy about 1140, which survived until theDissolution of the monasteries . The nunnery owned significant land in the area. [cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40925 |title=Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington |accessdate=2008-01-13 |format= |work=British History Online ] The site is nowCannington Court which incorporates some remains of the Priory. [cite web |url=http://www.cannington.org.uk/prioryhistory.htm |title=Priory History |accessdate=2008-01-13 |format= |work=Cannington Online ] [cite web | title=Cannington Court | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=268853 | accessdate=2008-01-13]The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The tower dates from the 14th century, the remainder was rebuilt in the early 15th century and restored 1840 by Richard Carver. It was previously connected to Cannington Court and is postulated as the former church of a house of Benedictine Nuns. It has been designated by
English Heritage as a grade Ilisted building . [cite web | title=Church of St Mary | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=268856 | accessdate=2008-01-13]The lords of the manor were the Clifford family including
Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh . They lived atGurney Manor a 13th century manor house with and attached chapel wing, which is now supported by theLandmark Trust and used as flats. [cite web | title=The Manor | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=268871 | accessdate=2008-01-13] Blackmoor Farmhouse was also built as a manor house, with its own chapel, around 1480 for Thomas Tremayll. [cite web | title=Blackmoor Farmhouse | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=268848 | accessdate=2008-01-13]The Cannington Centre for Land-based Studies was formerly known as Cannington College, which was established in 1921, but now forms part of
Bridgwater College .The dairy in Cannington, which has been operating since the 1930s, is now owned by local firm
Yeo Valley Organic and now produces yoghurt, cream and creme fraiche.References
External links
* [http://www.cannington.org.uk/ Cannington Village web site]
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