Huish Champflower
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| Huish Champflower | |
  Huish Champflower shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 240 (Census 2001)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | West Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | TA4 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Huish Champflower is a village and parish in Somerset, England, three miles north west of Wiveliscombe and ten north of Wellington. It has a population of 240 (Census 2001).[1]
The name comes from the hiwisc, the Saxon for homestead, and it was recorded in the Domesday book as Hiwis,[2] with the suffix marking its ownership by the family of Thomas de Champflower, who was lord of the manor by 1166.[3]
Just outside the village on the road to the Brendon Hills and Clatworthy Reservoir is Huish Champflower Round barrow.[4]
A house called Washbottle which stands on the River Tone as it flows through the village represents the watermill which ground the corn for the village from 1086 until World War I.[3]
[edit] Church
St Peter's Church dates from the 15th century, with the north isle being built in 1534. The tower arch dates from 1703, and the building was restored in 1875-80 when the chancel arch rebuilt. It includes a tower with five bells, one of which was made in 1790 by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family in Cullompton.[5] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[6] The church includes stained glass claimed to be from the remains of a Jesse window from Barlynch Priory near Dulverton, and a 15th century lecturn.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Huish Champflower (HCPC). West Somerset Council. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Dovecote Press. ISBN 1874336032.
- ^ a b c Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimbourne: Dovecote press. ISBN 187433627X.
- ^ Huish Champflower Barrow. Megalithic portal. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ Moore, James; Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0952670208.
- ^ St Peter's Church. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
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