Luxborough
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| Luxborough | |
  Luxborough shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | West Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WATCHET |
| Postcode district | TA23 |
| Dialling code | 01984 |
| 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 | |
Luxborough is a small village 6 miles south of Dunster, lying amongst the Brendon Hills in Somerset, England.
Luxborough, 'Lolochesberie' in the Domesday Book, means 'stronghold or hill of a man called Lulluc'.[1] It has a population of 201[2] and is divided into three hamlets., Churchtown, Pooltown and Kingsbridge. Luxborough had a new village hall put in a few years ago, and because there is no mobile phone signal in the village, it still has its old telephone box.[3] There are two rivers in Luxborough, the Washford river, which runs in the Kingsbridge valley, and one of its tributaries in the Churchtown valley, starting in the wooded combe called Throat.
The village is on the route of the Coleridge Way, and is close to the source of the River Washford.
[edit] Church
The church of St Mary dates from Norman times, but has had the tower added on and it had an extension put on in the 19th century. It is a grade II listed building[4]. A new window was added in 2002.
[edit] Mining
About 100 years ago, people used to mine iron ore around Luxborough.[5] It was then taken by a train down the West Somerset Mineral Railway's incline to Watchet, beside the Bristol channel and was then shipped to Newport. There are the remains of several buildings, including stations.
[edit] References
- ^ Mills, A.D. (1998). English Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192800744.
- ^ Luxborough. Everything Exmoor. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
- ^ K6 telephone kiosk. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
- ^ Church of St Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
- ^ Exmoor Iron: a historical perspective.. Notes for the Archaeology Dept. Seminar, Exeter, 21 November 2002.. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
