Stockland Bristol
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| Stockland Bristol | |
  Stockland Bristol 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 | |
Stockland Bristol (formerly Stockland Gaunts[1]) is a village in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, between Bridgwater and the Steart Peninsula.
It was recorded in the Domesday book as Stocheland meaning 'A stockade with land' from the Old English stoc and land. The name Bristol was added later meaning 'the bridge place' from the Old English brycg and stow.[2]
The village lies on Combwich Reach as the River Parrett flows to the sea.
The Steart peninsula has flooded many times during the last millennium. The most severe recent floods occurred in 1981. By 1997, a combination of coastal erosion, sea level rise and wave action had made some of the defences distinctly fragile and at risk from failure. As a result in 2002 The Environment Agency produced the Stolford to Combwich Coastal Defence Strategy Study to examine options for the future.[3]
The original church was demolished in 1865 with only the font and chancel screen were preserved in the new church.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0709111584.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Dovecote Press. ISBN 1874336032.
- ^ Stolford to Combwich Coastal Defence Strategy Study (PDF). Environment Agency. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
