Penselwood
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Penselwood is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is located four miles north east of Wincanton, four miles south east of Bruton, four miles west of Mere, and 5 miles north west of Gillingham. The south east of the parish borders Zeals and Stourhead in Wiltshire, and Bourton in Dorset. In 1991 the parish occupied 523 hectares (1,292 acres)[1].
Just outside the village is the site of the medieval motte and bailey castle known as Ballards Castle.[2]
[edit] Etymology
The name came from early mediaeval "Penn in Selwood": "Penn" came from Celtic penn = "head", likely referring to a hill; and "Selwood" referring to the Selwood Forest which once surrounded the area.
It may be the location of the Battle of Peonnum in 658, mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ British History Online (1999). 'Penselwood', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds. 184-192. Retrieved on August 16, 2006.
- ^ Adkins, Lesley and Roy (1992). A field Guide to Somerset Archeology. Stanbridge: Dovecote press. ISBN 0946159947.
[edit] External links
- http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/eng/SOM/Penselwood/
- Images of buildings in Penselwood
- Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Oustanding Natural Beaty (AONB) Partnership (June 2003). Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs, Land Character Assessment, Type 7: Greensand Hills, 7B Penselwood – Longleat Hills. (
PDF) 183-189. Retrieved on August 16, 2006.
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