Wilmington, Somerset
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Coordinates: 51°21′39″N 2°26′22″W / 51.3607°N 2.4394°W
| Wilmington | |
 Wilmington Farm |
|
  Wilmington Wilmington shown within Somerset | |
| OS grid reference | ST6950362495 |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BATH |
| Postcode district | BA2 9 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North East Somerset |
Wilmington is a hamlet in the civil parish of Priston within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, England.
It was previously in the hundred of Keynsham.[1] The Domesday Book shows that in 1086 the settlement formed part of the estates of Bath Abbey under the lordship of a Walter Hussey, and consisted of 9 households and a mill, with 10 acres of meadow and 10 of pasture.[2]
Wilmington Farm located adjacent to the hamlet is a cattle farm of 320 acres owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.[3][4]
References
- ↑ James S. Hill (1914), The Place-names of Somerset, p. 133
- ↑ "Wilmington; Domesday Book". domesdaymap.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "Making the switch away from dairy". allbusiness.com. 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ↑ "First year without dairy herd proves challenging". thisissomerset.co.uk. 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
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