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| static_image_alt=Several houses and school behind fields and hedgerows. |
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|country = England |
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|coordinates = {{coord|50.9589|-3.2757|display=inline,title}} |
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|official_name= Sampford Arundel |
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| population = 268 |
| population = 268 |
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| population_ref = <ref name="popn">{{cite web|title=Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles|url=http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls|publisher=Somerset Intelligence| |
| population_ref = (2011)<ref name="popn">{{cite web|title=Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles|url=http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls|publisher=Somerset Intelligence|access-date=4 January 2014|format=Excel}}</ref> |
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| unitary_england = [[Somerset Council]] |
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|shire_district= [[Taunton Deane]] |
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| lieutenancy_england = [[Somerset]] |
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|region= South West England |
| region = South West England |
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|constituency_westminster= [[Taunton |
| constituency_westminster= [[Taunton and Wellington (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton and Wellington]] |
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|post_town= WELLINGTON |
|post_town= WELLINGTON |
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|postcode_district = TA21 |
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'''Sampford Arundel''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Somerset]], England. It is situated near [[Wellington, Somerset|Wellington]] and {{convert|10|mi|km|1}} south west of [[Taunton]] |
'''Sampford Arundel''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Somerset]], England. It is situated near [[Wellington, Somerset|Wellington]] and {{convert|10|mi|km|1}} south west of [[Taunton]]. The village has a population of 268.<ref name="popn"/> |
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The parish, which lies at the western end of the [[Blackdown Hills]], includes the hamlets of '''Bagley Green''', '''Sampford Moor''', '''White Ball''' and '''Beam Bridge''' where a temporary terminus of the [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]] was established in 1843 until the line was completed to [[Exeter]] in 1844.<ref>{{cite web |url=http:// |
The parish, which lies at the western end of the [[Blackdown Hills National Landscape|Blackdown Hills]], includes the hamlets of '''Bagley Green''', '''Sampford Moor''', '''White Ball''' and '''Beam Bridge''' where a temporary terminus of the [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]] was established in 1843 until the line was completed to [[Exeter]] in 1844.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/12964 |title=Bristol and Exeter Railway |access-date=2007-11-03 |work=Somerset Historic Environment Record }}</ref> |
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There is a Junior School, an interesting church and an old [[telephone box]]. There are no shops and few street lamps. There is a [[cricket]] club and the main attraction for visitors is the [[countryside]]. |
There is a Junior School, an interesting church and an old [[telephone box]]. There are no shops and few street lamps. There is a [[cricket]] club and the main attraction for visitors is the [[countryside]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| ⚫ | The first part of the name 'Sampford' means ''sandy ford'' and the second part 'Arundel' commemorates Roger Arundel who was granted the manor by the time of the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, and to differentiate the village from [[Sampford Brett]].<ref name="bush">{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Robin|title=Somerset: The Complete Guide|publisher=Dovecote Press|year=1994|pages=[https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/176 176]|isbn=1-874336-26-1|url=https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/176}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The first part of the name 'Sampford' means ''sandy ford'' and the second part 'Arundel' commemorates Roger Arundel who was granted the manor by the time of the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, and to differentiate the village from [[Sampford Brett]].<ref name="bush">{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Robin|title=Somerset: The Complete Guide|publisher=Dovecote Press|year=1994|pages=176|isbn=1-874336-26-1}}</ref> |
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==Governance== |
==Governance== |
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| ⚫ | The [[Parish councils of England|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 (UK)|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.a |
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For [[local government in England|local government]] purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] of [[Somerset Council]]. Prior to this, it was part of the [[non-metropolitan district]] of [[Somerset West and Taunton]] (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of [[Taunton Deane]] (established under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]). From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Sampford Arundel was part of [[Wellington Rural District (Somerset)|Wellington Rural District]].<ref name=wellingtonrd>{{cite web|title=Wellington RD|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10185531|work=A vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The [[Parish councils of England|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 (UK)|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. |
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| ⚫ | It is also part of the [[Taunton and Wellington (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton and Wellington]] [[county constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election. |
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The village falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district]] of [[Taunton Deane]], which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], having previously been part of [[Wellington Rural District (Somerset)|Wellington Rural District]].<ref name=wellingtonrd>{{cite web|title=Wellington RD|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10185531|work=A vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> The district council is responsible for [[planning permission|local planning]] and [[Building regulations in the United Kingdom|building control]], local roads, [[council housing]], [[environmental health]], [[Market (place)|market]]s and fairs, [[refuse collection]] and [[recycling]], [[cemeteries]] and [[crematoria]], leisure services, parks, and [[tourism]]. |
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[[Somerset County Council]] is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as [[Local Education Authority|education]], [[social services]], [[library|libraries]], main roads, [[public transport]], [[police|policing]] and [[fire service]]s, [[Trading Standards|trading standards]], [[waste disposal]] and strategic planning. |
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| ⚫ | It is also part of the [[Taunton |
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==Religious sites== |
==Religious sites== |
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| ⚫ | The [[Anglican]] parish Church of the Holy Cross has fourteenth-century origins and a fifteenth-century tower. However the rest of the church was largely rebuilt and the tower [[Victorian restoration|restored]] in the 1870s. It has been designated as a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1178017|desc=Church of the Holy Cross|accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> The church was given by the Arundels to [[Canonsleigh Priory]] which retained it until the [[dissolution of the monasteries]].<ref name="bush"/> |
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| ⚫ | The [[Anglican]] parish Church of the Holy Cross has |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 11 August 2024
| Sampford Arundel | |
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 Sampford Arundel including the school | |
  Sampford Arundel Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 268 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST105185 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WELLINGTON |
| Postcode district | TA21 |
| Dialling code | 01823 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Sampford Arundel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated near Wellington and 10 miles (16.1 km) south west of Taunton. The village has a population of 268.[1]
The parish, which lies at the western end of the Blackdown Hills, includes the hamlets of Bagley Green, Sampford Moor, White Ball and Beam Bridge where a temporary terminus of the Bristol and Exeter Railway was established in 1843 until the line was completed to Exeter in 1844.[2]
There is a Junior School, an interesting church and an old telephone box. There are no shops and few street lamps. There is a cricket club and the main attraction for visitors is the countryside.
History
[edit]The first part of the name 'Sampford' means sandy ford and the second part 'Arundel' commemorates Roger Arundel who was granted the manor by the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, and to differentiate the village from Sampford Brett.[3]
The parish of Sampford Arundel was part of the Milverton Hundred,[4]
Governance
[edit]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.a
For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of Taunton Deane (established under the Local Government Act 1972). From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Sampford Arundel was part of Wellington Rural District.[5]
It is also part of the Taunton and Wellington 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.
Religious sites
[edit]The Anglican parish Church of the Holy Cross has fourteenth-century origins and a fifteenth-century tower. However the rest of the church was largely rebuilt and the tower restored in the 1870s. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building.[6] The church was given by the Arundels to Canonsleigh Priory which retained it until the dissolution of the monasteries.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Bristol and Exeter Railway". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ a b Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 176. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of the Holy Cross (1178017)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
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