Sharpham: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
→Governance: Typo fixing and/or general cleanup, typos fixed: the the → the using AWB (6839) |
→Sharpham Park estate: Improve clarity. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| (32 intermediate revisions by 22 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use British English|date=October 2012}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} |
|||
{{About|the village in Somerset|Sharpham Wine, Totnes, Devon|Sharpham Vineyard}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
|country = England |
|country = England |
||
|static_image=[[File:Sharpham.jpg|alt=Stone buildings seen behind trees and grass area with wooden fence in the foreground.|240px]] |
|static_image=[[File:Sharpham.jpg|alt=Stone buildings seen behind trees and grass area with wooden fence in the foreground.|240px]] |
||
|static_image_caption=Abbots Sharpham |
|static_image_caption=Abbots Sharpham |
||
|coordinates = {{coord|51.1356|-2.7653|display=inline,title}} |
|||
|latitude= 51.1356 |
|||
|longitude= -2.7653 |
|||
|official_name= Sharpham |
|official_name= Sharpham |
||
|civil_parish= |
|civil_parish= |
||
| population = |
| population = 130 |
||
| population_ref =<ref name="popn">{{cite web|url=http:// |
| population_ref =(2011)<ref name="popn">{{cite web|title=Sharpham Parish|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11128363&c=Sharpham&d=16&e=61&g=6461326&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388577136373&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> |
||
|shire_district= [[Mendip]] |
|shire_district= [[Mendip District|Mendip]] |
||
| shire_county = [[Somerset]] |
| shire_county = [[Somerset]] |
||
|region= South West England |
|region= South West England |
||
|constituency_westminster= [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] |
|constituency_westminster= [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] |
||
|post_town= STREET |
|post_town= STREET |
||
|postcode_district = BA16 |
|postcode_district = BA16 9 |
||
|postcode_area= BA |
|postcode_area= BA |
||
|dial_code= 01458 |
|dial_code= 01458 |
||
|os_grid_reference= ST465376 |
|os_grid_reference= ST465376 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Sharpham''' is a village and [[civil parish]] on the [[Somerset Levels]] near [[Street, Somerset|Street]] and [[Glastonbury]] in the [[Mendip]] district of [[Somerset]], |
'''Sharpham''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] on the [[Somerset Levels]] near [[Street, Somerset|Street]] and [[Glastonbury]] in the [[Mendip District|Mendip]] district of [[Somerset]], England. |
||
It is located near the [[River Brue]]. |
It is located near the [[River Brue]]. |
||
==Governance== |
== Governance == |
||
The [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and [[Neighbourhood Watch (UK)|neighbourhood watch]] groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council. |
The [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and [[Neighbourhood Watch (UK)|neighbourhood watch]] groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council. |
||
The village falls within the Street North ward, electing two councillors to [[Mendip|Mendip District Council]], which was formed on |
The village falls within the Street North ward, electing two councillors to [[Mendip District|Mendip District Council]], which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], having previously been part of [[Wells Rural District]],<ref name=wellsrd>{{cite web|title=Wells RD|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061581|work=A vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref> which is responsible for [[planning permission|local planning]] and [[Building regulations in the United Kingdom|building control]], local roads, [[council housing]], [[environmental health]], markets and fairs, [[refuse collection]] and [[recycling]], [[cemeteries]] and [[crematoria]], leisure services, parks, and tourism. |
||
It is also part of the Mendip West ward, which elects one county councillor to [[Somerset County Council]] |
It is also part of the Mendip West ward, which elects one county councillor to [[Somerset County Council]] which is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as [[Local Education Authority|education]], [[social services]], [[library|libraries]], main roads, public transport, policing and [[fire service]]s, [[Trading Standards|trading standards]], [[waste disposal]] and strategic planning. |
||
It is also part of the [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] [[county constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election |
It is also part of the [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] [[county constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election. |
||
== Sharpham Park estate == |
== Sharpham Park estate == |
||
Sharpham Park is a {{convert|300|acre|km2|sing=on}} historic park |
Sharpham Park is a {{convert|300|acre|km2|sing=on}} historic park with evidence of use dating back to the [[Bronze Age]]. The first known reference is a grant by [[Edwy of England|King Edwy]] to the then [[Æthelwold of Wessex|Aethelwold]] in 957. In 1191 Sharpham Park was conferred by the soon-to-be [[John of England|King John I]] to the Abbots of Glastonbury, who remained in possession of the park and house until the [[dissolution of the monasteries]] in 1539. From 1539 to 1707 the park was owned by the [[Duke of Somerset]], Sir [[Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset|Edward Seymour]], brother of [[Jane Seymour|Queen Jane]]; the [[Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath|Thynne]] family of [[Longleat]]; and the family of Sir [[Henry Gould (1644–1710)|Henry Gould]]. The house is now a private residence and Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE | desc=Abbots Sharpham and Sharpham Park Farmhouse | num=1345069 | accessdate=25 November 2006}}</ref> It was the birthplace of Sir [[Edward Dyer]] (1543-1607) an [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] poet and courtier, the writer [[Henry Fielding]] (1707–54), and the cleric [[William Gould (naturalist)|William Gould]] (1715-1799). Also home to the Laver family, one of the largest cattle dealers in the west country in the nineteenth century. |
||
The Sharpham Park estate is now owned by [[Roger Saul]], founder of the [[Mulberry Company|Mulberry]] fashion company, and produces organic foods specialising in [[spelt]] (an ancient cereal grain).<ref>{{cite news | title=Living | work=Guardian Unlimited | url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,1342299,00.html | accessdate= |
The Sharpham Park estate is now owned by [[Roger Saul]], founder of the [[Mulberry Company|Mulberry]] fashion company, and produces organic foods specialising in [[spelt]] (an ancient cereal grain).<ref>{{cite news | title=Living | work=Guardian Unlimited | url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,1342299,00.html | accessdate=26 November 2006 | location=London | date=7 November 2004}}</ref> A restoration project is underway, partly funded by the "[[Countryside Stewardship]]" scheme from [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|DEFRA]]. It involves restoring, preserving and maintaining archaeological and historic features including a Bronze Age [[trackway]] and a [[Duck decoy (structure)|duck decoy]] pond that is a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument]]. This will allow the reintroduction of [[red deer]] (''Cervus elaphus'') along with other rare breeds of sheep and cattle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Schemes Report on performance 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 |work=DEFRA |url=http://www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/pdfs/css/css_esas_ann_rep_04-05.pdf |accessdate=26 November 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209031258/http://www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/pdfs/css/css_esas_ann_rep_04-05.pdf |archivedate=9 December 2006 }}</ref> |
||
== Sharpham Moor Plot == |
== Sharpham Moor Plot == |
||
Nearby is the [[Sharpham Moor Plot]] [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]], where detailed plant records exist from as far back as 1915, and continue up to the present day.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sharpham Moor Plot | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000434.pdf | accessdate= |
Nearby is the [[Sharpham Moor Plot]] [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]], where detailed plant records exist from as far back as 1915, and continue up to the present day.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sharpham Moor Plot | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000434.pdf | accessdate=26 November 2006}}</ref> |
||
== Peat extraction == |
== Peat extraction == |
||
[[Peat]] extraction is still active around the village.<ref>{{cite web | title=Peat Extraction |
[[Peat]] extraction is still active around the village.<ref>{{cite web | title=Peat Extraction – Sharpham Bridge | work=Somerset County Council | url=http://www.somerset.gov.uk/council/board11/2004%20May%204%20Item%208%20Extension%20Period%20of%20Peat%20Extraction%20Sharpham%20Bridge%20Sharpham.htm | accessdate=26 November 2006}}</ref> This has been a significant industry for many years in the surrounding villages of [[Meare]], [[Shapwick, Somerset|Shapwick]], [[Ashcott]], and [[Walton, Somerset|Walton]] on [[Westhay Moor]], and is remembered at the [[Peat Moors Centre]] at [[Westhay]]. |
||
== References == |
== References == |
||
| Line 51: | Line 52: | ||
== External links == |
== External links == |
||
*[http://www.sharphampark.com |
*[http://www.sharphampark.com Sharpham Park] |
||
{{Commons category inline|Sharpham}} |
|||
{{Mendip}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Somerset Levels]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
[[nl:Sharpham]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Mendip District]] |
|||
Revision as of 15:25, 25 March 2024
| Sharpham | |
|---|---|
 Abbots Sharpham | |
  Sharpham Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 130 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST465376 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STREET |
| Postcode district | BA16 9 |
| Dialling code | 01458 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Sharpham is a village and civil parish on the Somerset Levels near Street and Glastonbury in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It is located near the River Brue.
Governance
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
The village falls within the Street North ward, electing two councillors to Mendip District Council, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Wells Rural District,[2] which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.
It is also part of the Mendip West ward, which elects one county councillor to Somerset County Council which is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.
It is also part of the Wells county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Sharpham Park estate
Sharpham Park is a 300-acre (1.2 km2) historic park with evidence of use dating back to the Bronze Age. The first known reference is a grant by King Edwy to the then Aethelwold in 957. In 1191 Sharpham Park was conferred by the soon-to-be King John I to the Abbots of Glastonbury, who remained in possession of the park and house until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. From 1539 to 1707 the park was owned by the Duke of Somerset, Sir Edward Seymour, brother of Queen Jane; the Thynne family of Longleat; and the family of Sir Henry Gould. The house is now a private residence and Grade II* listed building.[3] It was the birthplace of Sir Edward Dyer (1543-1607) an Elizabethan poet and courtier, the writer Henry Fielding (1707–54), and the cleric William Gould (1715-1799). Also home to the Laver family, one of the largest cattle dealers in the west country in the nineteenth century.
The Sharpham Park estate is now owned by Roger Saul, founder of the Mulberry fashion company, and produces organic foods specialising in spelt (an ancient cereal grain).[4] A restoration project is underway, partly funded by the "Countryside Stewardship" scheme from DEFRA. It involves restoring, preserving and maintaining archaeological and historic features including a Bronze Age trackway and a duck decoy pond that is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. This will allow the reintroduction of red deer (Cervus elaphus) along with other rare breeds of sheep and cattle.[5]
Sharpham Moor Plot
Nearby is the Sharpham Moor Plot Site of Special Scientific Interest, where detailed plant records exist from as far back as 1915, and continue up to the present day.[6]
Peat extraction
Peat extraction is still active around the village.[7] This has been a significant industry for many years in the surrounding villages of Meare, Shapwick, Ashcott, and Walton on Westhay Moor, and is remembered at the Peat Moors Centre at Westhay.
References
- ^ "Sharpham Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Wells RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Abbots Sharpham and Sharpham Park Farmhouse (1345069)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
- ^ "Living". Guardian Unlimited. London. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ "Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Schemes Report on performance 2003/2004 and 2004/2005" (PDF). DEFRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ "Sharpham Moor Plot" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ "Peat Extraction – Sharpham Bridge". Somerset County Council. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
External links
Media related to Sharpham at Wikimedia Commons
