Cotford St Luke

Cotford St Luke
Cotford St Luke
 Cotford St Luke shown within Somerset
OS grid referenceST167273
Civil parishCotford St Luke
DistrictTaunton Deane
Shire countySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Taunton
Postcode district TA4
Dialling code 01823
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentTaunton Deane
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Coordinates: 51°02′21″N 3°11′19″W / 51.0392°N 3.1886°W

Cotford St Luke is a village and civil parish in the district of Taunton Deane, Somerset, England. Cotford St Luke is a new village that was established following the closure of Tone Vale Hospital and Cotford Asylum in the 1990s. The old asylum buildings were converted into housing commencing in the late 1990s.[1]

Amenities and landmarks

The former hospital St Luke's chapel, which is a Grade II listed building built in the 1890s,[2] was converted into a public house/restaurant and opened on 13 July 2008, after being derelict for 18 years. The pub closed in May 2011 and subsequently re-opened on 16 November 2012 under new ownership. It is called The Chapel.[3]

Cotford St Luke Community Primary School is situated on the edge of the village.[4] It was built on what were the grounds of the asylum playing fields and opened in September 2004. The school has 10 classes and caters for children from 4 to 11 years, with a pre-school on site for children from the age of 3 years.

Dene Barton Community Hospital is a modern hospital located in the village, and has 40 beds for elderly patients needing acute care or rehabilitation.[5]

The village also has a small supermarket[6] and a community centre/village hall.

Public transport

Cotford St Luke is served by numbers 25, 25A and 25B scheduled bus services provided by First Group on the Taunton - Wiveliscombe - Barnstaple route. These run approximately every half hour daytimes Monday to Saturday in both directions. Other destinations, including Bridgwater and Kingston St Mary are also served but less frequently.

Civil parish

In 2011 Cotford St Luke civil parish was created; previously the village was part of Bishops Lydeard civil parish. On 5 May 2011, Cotford St Luke Parish Council was first elected. Seven parish councillors were elected un-opposed.[7]

References

Path running through the village, with the Chapel pub in the distance.
  1. ↑ "Cotford St Luke". Exmorian. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Church of St Luke (Chapel) at Tone Vale Hospital". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  3. ↑ The Chapel Pub
  4. ↑ "School Website". Cotford St Luke Primary School. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dene Barton Community Hospital". Somerset Community Health. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Co-Operative Food - Cotford St Luke
  7. ↑ "Local Election Results 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2011.

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