Spaxton

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Spaxton
Spaxton (Somerset)
Spaxton

Spaxton shown within Somerset
OS grid reference ST225375
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

Coordinates: 51°07′53″N 3°06′32″W / 51.1315, -3.1089

Spaxton is a small village on the Quantocks in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, South West England.

The name of Spaxton originates from "Spakr" a Dane who settled in the area in about the 9th century.[1] An alternative derivation relies on it being recorded as Spacheston in the Domesday book meaning 'The councillor's enclosure' from the Old English spæcas and tun. It was the property of Alfred of Spain.[2]

The Church of St. Margaret has some parts from the 12th and 13th centuries but is predominantly from the 15th century, and was restored in 1895. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[3]

During the 19th Century, the village was home to the notorious religious cult of the Agapemone.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Spaxton. Quantock Online. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  2. ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Dovecote Press. ISBN 1874336032. 
  3. ^ Church of St. Margaret. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  4. ^ Spaxton. Quantock Online. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.

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