Cannington, Somerset
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| Cannington | |
  Cannington shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Sedgemoor |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGWATER |
| Dialling code | 01278 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Cannington is a village and civil parish 3 miles (5 km) north west of Bridgwater in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England.
It lies on the west bank of the River Parret, and contains the hamlets of Edstock and Beer. The parish formerly included part of the village of Combwich, with its port and ferry terminal. In 1881 the parish contained 4,980 acres (2,020 ha).[1]
The Saxon name of this village was Caninganmaersees or Cantuctone. Cantuc was a Old English word for a ridge, ton a settlement.[2]
The Battle of Cannington took place on Cannington Hill in 878 at Cannington Camp, a Bronze Age and Iron Age hill fort, (also called Cynwir or Cynwit Castle).[1]
It was the site of a Benedictine nunnery, founded by Robert de Courcy about 1140, which survived until the Dissolution of the monasteries. The nunnery owned significant land in the area.[3] The site is now Cannington Court which incorporates some remains of the Priory.[4][5]
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 I listed building.[6]
The lords of the manor were the Clifford family including Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh. They lived at Gurney Manor a 13th century manor house with and attached chapel wing, which is now supported by the Landmark Trust and used as flats.[7] Blackmoor Farmhouse was also built as a manor house, with its own chapel, around 1480 for Thomas Tremayll.[8]
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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cannington. British History Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ History. Cannington Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington. British History Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Priory History. Cannington Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Cannington Court. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Church of St Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ The Manor. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Blackmoor Farmhouse. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
