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'@@ -17,20 +17,5 @@ }} -'''Brendon''' is a village in [[Devon]], England, close to the border with [[Somerset]] within the [[Exmoor National Park]]. The village is {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} southeast of [[Lynton]] and {{convert|15|mi|km}} west of [[Minehead]] in the [[East Lyn Valley]]. It is located just off the A39 and is on two long distance footpaths, the [[Coleridge Way]] and the [[Samaritans Way South West]]. The Church of St Brendon is {{convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} from the village and was built in 1738, possibly with building material brought from another site. - -==The village== -The Church of St. Brendon was built in 1738, possibly using the stones from the original church at Cheriton. It lies midway between Cheriton and Brendon, about two miles (3&nbsp;km) from each, and has a tower and four bells. The church was further restored in the nineteenth century and houses a Norman font. There is a sundial above the porch dated 1707.<ref name=GENUKI/> - -The village is located just off the A39 and its population was 159 in 2001. The [[Civil parishes in England|parish]] of Brendon is roughly square in shape and is defined by the [[East Lyn River]] to the north, the Hoaroak Water to the west and the [[Badgworthy Water]] to the east; a tributary of the latter, the Hoccombe Water defines part of its southern boundary. Brendon Common occupies a part of the moorland area which characterises the south of the parish. Badgeworthy Water is crossed by the 17th century [[Packhorse bridge|packhorse]] [[Malmsmead Bridge]].<ref>{{PastScape|mname=Malmsmead Bridge|mnumber=35099|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=IoE>{{IoE|265451|Malmsmead Bridge|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|desc=Malmsmead Bridge|num=1289346|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MSO7729 – Malmsmead Bridge|url=http://www.exmoorher.co.uk/hbsmr-web/record.aspx?uid=MSO7729-Malmsmead-Bridge-|website=Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record|publisher=Exmoor National Park|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> - -==History== -The name contains two [[Old English]] place-name elements, the first – from ''brom'' – referring to the plant [[broom (plant)|broom]] and the second – from ''dun'' – which tends to signify a fairly extensive and flat hill or upland expanse.<ref>Gelling, M. and Cole, A. 2000 ''The Landscape of Place-names'' Shaun Tyas, Stamford, Lincs {{ISBN|1900289261}} pp. 164&ndash;168</ref> It is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Brandone''. It is not connected with the [[Brendon Hills]] in Somerset, the name of which has a different origin.<ref>Ekwall, E. 1981 ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', Fourth edition, Clarendon Press, Oxford p63</ref> - -''White's Devonshire Directory'' (1850) describes Brendon as follows: -<blockquote>A small village 1½ miles SE of Lynton & 15 miles W of Minehead is in a picturesque valley of the river Lyn, has in its parish 271 souls & 6733 acres of land including Leeford hamlet & a large tract of moorland on the borders of Somersetshire where the rivers Exe, Lyn and Barle have their sources. F. W. Knight Esq. is the Lord of the mannor owner of most of the soil, and patron of the rectory ... valued in 1831 at £148. The Rev. T. Roe of Oare, Somerset is the incumbent, and has 57a, 2r, 22p, of glebe. The parsonage is a small cottage, and the church [St. Brendon] is an ancient structure with a tower and 4 bells.<ref name=GENUKI>{{cite web |url=http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Brendon/ |title=Brendon |publisher=GENUKI |accessdate=14 August 2016}}</ref></blockquote> - -Brendon is home to the Exmoor Folk Festival,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exmoorfolkfestival.co.uk/ |title=Exmoor Folk Festival |author= |date= |work=Exmoor and Devon |accessdate=14 August 2016}}</ref> and is both on the route of the [[Coleridge Way]] and the [[Samaritans Way South West]]. - -Since 2012, Brendon has formed part of the civil parish of [[Brendon and Countisbury]], having previously been a civil parish in its own right.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://northdevon.gov.uk/media/124688/sealed_order-brendon-and-countisbury.pdf | title = The North Devon District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) No. 1 Order 2012 | date = 26 October 2012 | accessdate = 16 February 2016 | publisher = North Devon District Council}}</ref> +<br /> <gallery> @@ -46,5 +31,5 @@ ==External links== {{Commonscat|Brendon}} -* [http://www.brendonvalley.co.uk Brendon Valley] +* Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb In the shape of an "L" on her forehead Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running Didn't make sense not to live for fun Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb So much to do, so much to see So what's wrong with taking the back streets? You'll never know if you don't go You'll never shine if you don't glow Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid And all that glitters is gold Only shooting stars break the mold It's a cool place and they say it gets colder You're bundled up now, wait till you get older But the meteor men beg to differ Judging by the hole in the satellite picture The ice we skate is getting pretty thin The water's getting warm so you might as well swim My world's on fire, how about yours? That's the way I like it and I never get bored Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid All that glitters is gold Only shooting stars break the mold Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show, on get paid And all that glitters is gold Only shooting stars Somebody once asked could I spare some change for gas? I need to get myself away from this place I said yep what a concept I could use a little fuel myself And we could all use a little change Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running Didn't make sense not to live for fun Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb So much to do, so much to see So what's wrong with taking the back streets? You'll never know if you don't go (go!) You'll never shine if you don't glow Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid And all that glitters is gold Only shooting stars break the mold And all that glitters is gold Only shooting stars break the mold [http://www.brendonvalley.co.uk Brendon Valley] {{North Devon}} '