- Chiselborough
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Coordinates: 50°55′49″N 2°45′21″W / 50.9303°N 2.7558°W
Chiselborough 
The parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Chiselborough
Chiselborough shown within SomersetPopulation 335 [1] OS grid reference ST469148 District South Somerset Shire county Somerset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town YEOVIL Postcode district BA20, BA21, BA22, TA14 Dialling code 01935 Police Avon and Somerset Fire Devon and Somerset Ambulance South Western EU Parliament South West England UK Parliament Yeovil List of places: UK • England • Somerset Chiselborough is a village situated on the river Parrett 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Yeovil in Somerset, England. The village has a population of 335.[1]
The village consists largely of small cottages built in the local golden hamstone quarried at the local Ham Hill.
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History
The village was recorded in Saxon times as ‘Ceoselbergon’ and was later mentioned in the Domesday Book as ‘Ceolseberge’ in the holding of Robert, Count of Mortain. The name derives from the Old English cisel and beorg (gravel and hill).[2]
The parish was part of the hundred of Houndsborough.[3]
The Earls of Ilchester held most of the village until 1914 when the estates were sold off.
The annual Chiselborough Fair was held on common ground near the street now known as Fair Place.
Governance
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Yeovil Rural District.[4] The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.
Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.
It is also part of the Yeovil county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
Geography
It is surrounded by five hills within the parish of the same name.
Geologically, the valley consists of a thin layer of Fuller's earth clay over Yeovil sands.
Religious sites
The Anglican parish Church of St Peter and St Paul has 12th century origins. The chancel dates from the 17th century and the nave was rebuilt by E L Bracebridge 1842.[5] The current priest in charge is Rev. Peter Thomas.
References
- ^ a b "South Somerset population estimates for 2002". Somerset County Council. http://www.webcitation.org/5lRyCVNCk. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. p. 67. ISBN 1874336261.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Yeovil Rural District
- ^ "Church of St Peter and St Paul". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=263525. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
Further reading
- Countryside Agency, ‘Yeovil Scarplands’, Countryside Character Initiative, 2000 Retrieved 30 July 2003
- Countryside Commission, The New Map of England: A Celebration of the South Western Landscape, (Cheltenham: Countryside Commission, 1994)
- Havinden, Michael A. The Somerset Landscape, (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1981)
External links
Media related to Chiselborough at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- Villages in South Somerset
- Civil parishes in Somerset
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