Sock Dennis

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Sock Dennis
Sock Dennis shown within Somerset
OS grid reference	ST515215
District	South Somerset
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YEOVIL
Postcode district	BA22
Dialling code	01935
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Yeovil
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 50°59′27″N 2°41′33″W / 50.9908, -2.6924

Sock Dennis Farm

Sock Dennis (also known as Stock-Dennis) was a civil parish near Ilchester and Tintinhull in Somerset, England. It lies on the Monarch's Way long distance footpath.

In the Domesday Book the village was in the possession of Robert, Count of Mortain. From the mid 13th century it was described as a manor but by the end of the 18th century was "an obliterated place". The place name derives from "Sock", probably an area of marsh or streams and the family name of the successors of William the Dane, a 12th century owner.^[1]

After the church was destroyed, and the place almost depopulated, it lost its parochial rights.^[2] In 1884 is was reduced to enlarge the parish of Tintinhull. In 1957 the parish was abolished and 401 acres (1.62 km²) with a population of 11 people was transferred to Ilchester parish and 287 acres (1.16 km²) with 12 people tranferred to Tintinhull parish.^[3]

There is an area of well preserved ridge and furrow earthworks over three fields to the east of the village.^[4]

There was a church in the village in 1286. It was a daughter church of Yeovil. In 1297 the church was worth £7 15s. The church had disappeared by 1575. A doorway, probably of the early C16 and perhaps forming part of the fabric of the church, is incorporated in one of the buildings of Sock Dennis farm,^[5] which is all that now remains of the village.

In 1861 Sock Dennis's total population was 26. In 1901 it was 22. By 1951 the population was 23.