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'''Colin Larkin''' was the main [[writer]], creative [[editor]] and [[founder]] of the internationally renowned ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' <ref> Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music (4th Edition 10 vols) Oxford University Press (UK/USA) 2006 </ref>, described by [[Jools Holland]] as 'without question the most useful reference work on popular music' and by [[The Times]] as 'the standard against which all others must be judged’.<ref> This information was obtained from [http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-hianewmqf.RefLocID-hiacg5002001.Lang-EN.htm Hi-Arts.co.uk]</ref>
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Along with the ten volume [[encyclopedia]], Larkin has produced countless notable offshoots, including the ''[[All-Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' <ref> Larkin, Colin, All-Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2000.</ref>, the ''Guinness Who’s Who Of [[Jazz]]''<ref> Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who Of Jazz (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing (UK), 1995</ref>, the ''Guinness Who’s Who Of [[Blues]]''<ref> Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who’s Who Of Blues (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing (UK), 1995</ref> and the ''Virgin Encyclopedia Of [[Heavy Rock]]''<ref> Larkin, Colin (ed.), Virgin Encyclopedia Of Heavy Rock, The, Virgin Books (UK), 1999.</ref>. The compiler of the most extensive database of popular music in Europe and the USA, a writer and book designer by trade, Larkin has over 650,000 copies in print to date.
[[Image:Wiveliscombe houses.jpg|none|thumb|280px|Court House, Wiveliscombe, built by the Hancock family (a local brewing family) in 1881<ref>{{cite web | title=Nos 5 & 7 The Square | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=270167 | accessdate=2008-02-16}}</ref>]]
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'''Wiveliscombe''' (known locally as Wivey) is a town and [[parish]] in [[Somerset]], [[England]], situated {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} west of [[Taunton]] in the [[Taunton Deane]] district. The town has a [[population]] of 2,670.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.somerset.gov.uk/media/030C9/TDBC02_mye%20.pdf | format= PDF | title= Parish Population Estimates for 2002 | work= Somerset County Council | accessdate= 2007-11-18}}</ref> The parish includes the nearby hamlet of '''Maundown'''.


North west of the town are [[Clatworthy Camp]] an [[Iron age]] [[hill fort]] and [[Clatworthy reservoir]].
==Background and education==


==Geography==
Colin Larkin was born in [[Dagenham]], [[Essex]] (1949), in an area of [[London]] that was largely populated by workers in the car industry. The post-war years proved lucrative for the [[Ford]] motor company <ref> The number of workers on the Dagenham site increased from 12,000 to 35,000 as Ford met the demand of 360,000 military vehicles, vans and army trucks. [http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/htg_fib/-/htg_fib_WW21970/-/-/-/- History of Ford in Britain]</ref>, but Larkin was raised in relative poverty, in the largest area of [[council housing]] in the [[United Kingdom]]; in the [[suburban]], [[industrial]] [[wasteland]] that surrounded the Ford plant. The [[Becontree]] estate in Dagenham began as a conglomeration of 27,000 "homes for heroes", and had no recognisable [[town centre]].
Wiveliscombe is a former borough, market and cloth making town just {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} from the border between [[Devon]] and [[Somerset]]. It is situated at the foot of the [[Brendon Hills]] and acts as a gateway to [[Exmoor]].


The town used to have a [[Wiveliscombe railway station|station]] on the [[Devon and Somerset Railway]] which closed in 1966.
[[Image:Mannings Supreme Waltzer, spinning 02.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ''A waltzer in motion''. The operator walks the boards to spins the cars]]


==Demographics==
Larkin spent much of his early childhood in the twilight world of the travelling [[fair]], where his father, who worked by day as a plumber for the council, moonlighted on the [[waltzer]]s to make ends meet. The contrast between daily life in the [[gas lighting|gas lit]] council houses on the [[Becontree]] estate and life amid the [[electricity]] guzzling, gaudy extravagance of the fairground, could not have been more marked. It was in the fairground, against a background of [[Little Richard]] on the wind-up [[78 rpm]] [[turntables]], Larkin acquired his passion for the world of [[popular music]]<ref> ''Who'd Put the Everley Brothers above Elvis'', Evening Standard 20th December 2006. </ref>, and coincidentally, a taste for exotic pattern and vivid colour, which would re-surface in later years in books on [[Islamic Art]] and [[Architecture]], and [[Oriental rug]]s.
While the population of 2,670 is small for a town, the shops and services meet the needs of a much larger population, spread through the western fifth of [[Taunton Deane]], in scattered farms and villages. A survey in 1997 revealed that there were at least 300 businesses within a {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} mile radius of the town; 14 of these were trading internationally and a further 20 nationally.Wiveliscombe is also home to 2 breweries. These being Cotleigh Brewery and Exmoor Ales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.somersetmarkettowns.co.uk/town/wiveliscombe|title=Wiveliscombe|work=Somerset Market Towns|accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref>


==Church==
In the 1950's he attended the ''South East Essex County Technical High School'' and from there he obtained an [[apprenticeship]] enabling him to take a sandwich course at the [[London College of Printing]] (now the London College of Communication). There he studied [[typography]] and book [[design]].<ref> All about the guru of groove, Colin Larkin, editor of The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/online_products/larkinbio.pdf Oxford University Press online]</ref> and was influenced by the [[typeface]] [[designer]] [[Eric Gill]], who is associated with the [[Arts and Crafts movement]].
[[Image:Wiveliscombe church.jpg|thumb|The tower of St Andrews church]]


The Church of St Andrew dates from 1827-9 and was built from red [[sandstone]] with [[Hamstone]] dressings, although the [[Baptismal font|font]] is octagonal and originated in the 14the century. The architect was Richard Carver. The church has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Church of St Andrew | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=270127 | accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
==''Back to Square One''==


Within the churchyard is a 14th century Sandstone cross.<ref>{{cite web | title=Churchyard cross, Church of St Andrew | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=270129 | accessdate=2008-02-16}}</ref>
Larkin began his working life in [[commercial art]], advertising design groups and for the book publisher Pearson [[Longmans]]. In 1967 his vocation as a [[writer]] made its first appearance in the public domain, when he began writing for music [[journals]] and [[magazines]]. At Longmans he became senior book Designer/Art Editor, but he soon wearied of working for the publishing house and in 1976 he left to co-found his own book publishing company, ''Scorpion Publishing''.


==Education==
[[Image:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpg|thumb|left|100px| [[Bob Dylan]]]]
[[Image:ByrdsCover.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[The Byrds]]]]


Wiveliscombe Primary School serves most of the surrounding villages. [[Kingsmead Community School]], for pupils aged 11&ndash;16, was rated by the DfEE as one of the top 50 state schools in England in 1998.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} The school houses a Theatre and Sports Hall and a youth club complementing the town's Recreation Ground where the Tennis, Rugby, Cricket and Football Clubs have their bases.
From the outset Larkin was intent upon reaching areas of the book reading public that other [[publisher]]s felt it unnecessary or unprofitable to reach. ''Scorpion Publishing'', published art books on [[Oriental carpets]] and [[Islamic Art]]. They also designed and published John Gorman's trilogy of [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] history; ''Banner Bright'' <ref> ''Banner Bright'', Gorman J., Scorpion Cavendish Ltd; Rev Edition(5 Nov 1986)</ref>, [http://www.redpepperbooks.co.za/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=9780905906270 ''To Build Jerusalem''] and ''Images Of Labour'' <ref> ''Images of labour : selected memorabilia from the National Museum of Labour History'' Gorman, J. (1985) , London. London: Scorpion.</ref>.
Notable music titles at this time included ''Timeless Flight: The Definitive Story of The Byrds''<ref> ''Timeless Flight: The Definitive Story of The Byrds'', Rogan, J., '''Scorpion Publications / Dark Star''', London, 1981 [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=rogan&bt.x=0&bt.y=0&sortby=3&sts=t&tn=timeless+flight Abe Books]</ref> and ''Bob Dylan’s Unreleased Recordings''.<ref> ''All about the guru of groove, Colin Larkin, editor of The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' [http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/online_products/larkinbio.pdf OUP.com]</ref>


In the 1980's the idea of "an encyclopedia of popular music" was beginning to take hold of Larkin, who read music magazines avidly and was acquiring a considerable personal library of [[singles]] and [[Albums]]. His passion for an encyclopedia that would do for [[Bob Dylan]] and the [[Beatles]], what the [[Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians]] had done for 'supposedly' more worthy subjects, and moreover do it better, finally took over when in 1989 he sold his half of ''Scorpion Books'', in order to fund the project and founded ''Square One books'' to realise a dream.

==''The [[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''==
In 1989 Larkin formed ''Square One Books'' to create a multi-volume [[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]], and to publish music related books.


[[Image:Vynil record.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
In a pre-[[internet]] age, the work required to create an encyclopedia of this kind was not unlike that required of [[Dr Johnson]]'s [[A Dictionary of the English Language| Dictionary]]. Aided by a team of contributors, a fast growing library of music [[magazines]], [[books]] and of course the music itself, ''an eventual'' 2000 [[vinyl single]]s, 3000 [[vinyl album]]s, 4000 music biographies and 30,000 [[CD]]s <ref> ''The Collector'' No. 20:Colin Larkin, Record Collector, Issue 314, Sept 2005.</ref>, the physical representation of an unrivalled passion for his subject, Larkin began compiling the 'data' that would form the basis of the Encyclopedia.


For the next three years two things were to consume Larkin's life: his young son, who was fighting a long slow battle with [[leukemia]]; and music, which had become his strongest ally. In 1992 his son sadly lost the battle and the first edition of the [[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] went into print.<ref> ''With a head full of hits'', The Knowledge, The Times, Dec 22 - Jan 4th, 2008.</ref> The four volume testament to passion in the face of adversity, that had driven Larkin almost to brink of bankruptcy, was quickly recognised as monumental: [[Rolling Stone magazine]] described the work as "musical history in the making", in [[The Times]] they called it "A work of almost frightening completeness".

Towards the end of 1990 Larkin began to realise that his method of 'data storage' was unwieldy and limiting:

<blockquote>

"I started with a primitive [[database]] towards the end of January 1990. All data was entered manually, a process not only painful, but also crude. Pretty swiftly I realised that to do other books we needed a way of retrieving text and downloading beautifully. I'm also a [[typographer]] and book designer and therefore the look and accuracy of text was my main concern. Initially, we asked an outside consultancy to build something - and for a few hundred quid they created PopBase. Since then we have developed our own software using [[4th Dimension (software)|4D]] as the main engine database. We've had about 40 upgrades, and are now on version 6.0." <ref> ''Colin Larkin: How I stay on top of pop'', [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/colin-larkin-how-i-stay-on-top-of-pop-694106.html The Independent on Sunday]</ref>

</blockquote>

Having developed the database that would secure the Encyclopedia's future, in 1997 Larkin sold ''Square One Books'' to Muze Inc. (an American info-giant), in the belief that Muze would be able to realise the potential of the Encyclopedia on the internet.

<blockquote>
"Muze has a massive [[discography]] database that's licensed to companies on the internet, and my music encyclopedia goes hand-in-hand with its data. So when you look in [[Yahoo]] for a [[Jimi Hendrix]] album it returns both Muze discography data and the Hendrix encyclopedia text." <ref> ibid.</ref>
</blockquote>

Larkin became full time ''Editor in Chief'' and ran the encyclopedia as a [[cottage industry]].

<blockquote>
"There are now fewer than 10 contributors on the team, with the [[Emo]] and [[Independent music|Indie]] fields covered by Larkin's two adult sons. "People dont believe its done on such a small scale, but in terms of words we are producing an Agatha Christie novel a month"..."<ref> ''The Collector, No. 20 COLIN LARKIN'', Record Collector, Issue 314, Sept 2005.</ref>
</blockquote>

Over 50 separate titles followed the creation of the Encyclopedia, which is now in its Fifth Edition. <ref> See Booklist below.</ref>.


==The Top 1000==

(pending)


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
==Books==
* [http://10parishexchange.forums-free.com The 10 Parishes cash free Exchange Forum]

* [http://www.heartofsomerset.com Taunton Deane Tourism Web Site]
Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Jazz'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1992.
* [http://www.wiveliscombe.com/ Wiveliscombe ] Community Website

* {{dmoz|Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Somerset/Wiveliscombe/|Wiveliscombe}}
Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Sixties Music'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1992.
* [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/cultureheritage/heritage/projects/eus/wiveliscombe Wiveliscombe at The Somerset Urban Archaeological Survey], by Clare Gathercole

* [http://www.somerset3d.co.uk/gallery.htm#w Photos of Wiveliscombe in 3d (Anaglyphs)]
Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Indie And New Wave Music'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1992.
* [http://www.wiveliscomberugby.co.uk Wiveliscombe Rugby Club

{{Somerset}}
Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Heavy Metal'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1992.

Larkin, Colin (ed.),'' Guinness Encyclopedia Of Popular Music'' (1st Edition, 4 Vols), Guinness Publishing 1992.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Encyclopedia Of Popular Music Concise Edition'', Guinness Publishing 1993.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Seventies Music'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.

Larkin, Colin (ed.),'' Guinness Who’s Who Of Folk Music'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Soul Music'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Blues'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Fifties Music'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Country Music'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Stage Musicals'' , Guinness Publishing (UK), 1994.

Larkin, Colin, ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1994.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Rap, Dance & Techno'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1994.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Film Musicals & Musical Films'', Guinness Publishing 1994

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Reggae'', Guinness Publishing (UK), 1994.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who's Who Of Jazz'' (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing (UK), 1995.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Encyclopedia Of Popular Music'' (2nd Edition, 6 Vols), Guinness 1995 (UK),

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Indie And New Wave'' (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing 1995.
Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Blues'' (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing (UK), 1995.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Guinness Who’s Who Of Heavy Metal'' (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing (UK), 1995.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music'', Concise Edition, Virgin Books (UK), 1997.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Seventies Music'', Virgin Books (UK), 1997.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Sixties Music,'' Virgin Books (UK), 1997.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Eighties Music'', Virgin Books (UK), 1997.

Larkin, Colin, (ed) ''The Virgin Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Rock'', Virgin Books (UK), 1998.
(also published in the USA as ''The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Rock''. USA 1998)

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Fifties Music'', Virgin Books (UK), 1998.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books (UK), 1998.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of R&B And Soul'', Virgin Books (UK), 1998.

Larkin, Colin, ''The Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums'' (2nd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 1998.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Country Music'', Virgin Books (UK), 1998.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Reggae'', Virgin Books (UK), 1998.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Stage & Film Musicals'', Virgin Books (UK), 1999.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books (UK), 1999.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Jazz'' (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 1999.

Larkin, Colin, ''The Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums'' (Pocket Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 1999.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Dance Music'', Virgin Books (UK), 1999.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Stage & Film Musicals'', Virgin Books (UK), 1999.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music'', Concise (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 1999.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music'' (3rd Edition, 8 vols). Macmillan (UK/USA) 1999

Larkin, Colin, ''All-Time Top 1000 Albums'' (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2000.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Nineties Music'', Virgin Books (UK), 2000.

Larkin, Colin, (ed) ''The Virgin Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Pop & Rock'', Virgin Books (UK), 2002,(also published in the USA as ''The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Pop & Rock'' (USA 2002).

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of 60s Music'',(3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of 50s Music'', (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of 70s Music'', (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music'', Concise (4th Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia Of 80s Music'', (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2003.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''Virgin Encyclopedia Of Jazz'' (4th Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2004.

Larkin, Colin (ed.), ''The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music'' (4th Edition 10 vols) Oxford University Press (UK/USA) 2006.

Larkin, Colin (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise 5th Edition'', Omnibus Press 2007.



==External Links==

* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3068646.ece ''With a Head full of Hits'', Times Online]

* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/colin-larkin-how-i-stay-on-top-of-pop-694106.html ''Colin Larkin: How I stay on top of pop'', Independent]

* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/12/07/bmlarkin07.xml ''Why I gave up my life for nine million words about pop'', Telegraph]

* [http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-hianewmqf.RefLocID-hiacg5002001.Lang-EN.htm Founder, Editor & Writer of the World's Greatest Reference Book on Popular Music Comes to goNORTH!]

* [http://www.scena.org/blog/2007/12/sincerest-form-of-flattery.html ''The sincerest form of flattery'' La Scena Musicale]

* [http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780195313734 Oxford University Press]

* [http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/shoot_the_desig/ Shoot the Designer]

* [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public/book/omo_epm Oxford Music online]


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Wiveliscombe
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Court House, Wiveliscombe, built by the Hancock family (a local brewing family) in 1881[1]

Wiveliscombe (known locally as Wivey) is a town and parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles (14 km) west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The town has a population of 2,670.[2] The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Maundown.

North west of the town are Clatworthy Camp an Iron age hill fort and Clatworthy reservoir.

Geography

Wiveliscombe is a former borough, market and cloth making town just 5 miles (8 km) from the border between Devon and Somerset. It is situated at the foot of the Brendon Hills and acts as a gateway to Exmoor.

The town used to have a station on the Devon and Somerset Railway which closed in 1966.

Demographics

While the population of 2,670 is small for a town, the shops and services meet the needs of a much larger population, spread through the western fifth of Taunton Deane, in scattered farms and villages. A survey in 1997 revealed that there were at least 300 businesses within a 5 miles (8 km) mile radius of the town; 14 of these were trading internationally and a further 20 nationally.Wiveliscombe is also home to 2 breweries. These being Cotleigh Brewery and Exmoor Ales.[3]

Church

The tower of St Andrews church

The Church of St Andrew dates from 1827-9 and was built from red sandstone with Hamstone dressings, although the font is octagonal and originated in the 14the century. The architect was Richard Carver. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[4]

Within the churchyard is a 14th century Sandstone cross.[5]

Education

Wiveliscombe Primary School serves most of the surrounding villages. Kingsmead Community School, for pupils aged 11–16, was rated by the DfEE as one of the top 50 state schools in England in 1998.[citation needed] The school houses a Theatre and Sports Hall and a youth club complementing the town's Recreation Ground where the Tennis, Rugby, Cricket and Football Clubs have their bases.

References

  1. ^ "Nos 5 & 7 The Square". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  2. ^ "Parish Population Estimates for 2002" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  3. ^ "Wiveliscombe". Somerset Market Towns. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  4. ^ "Church of St Andrew". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  5. ^ "Churchyard cross, Church of St Andrew". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-02-16.

External links

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