| Wrington | |
  Wrington shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Unitary authority | North Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BS40 |
| Dialling code | 01934 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Woodspring to become North Somerset at next general election |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Wrington is a village in North Somerset, England. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government North Somerset is a Unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Bristol postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Axbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Avon & Somerset Constabulary is the Home Office Police force in England responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Somerset and The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Avon Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory FRS or Fire and Rescue Service covering the area of what used to be the County of Avon (1974-1996 The Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GWAS is UK National Health Service (NHS trust providing emergency and non emergency South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Woodspring is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. North Somerset will be a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and hamlets in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. North Somerset is a Unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It lies in the valley of the Congresbury Yeo river about 9 miles (14 km) east of Weston-super-Mare and 3 miles (4. For other rivers called Yeo see River Yeo The River Yeo (often referred to as the Congresbury Yeo, after the village of Congresbury Weston-super-Mare is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in North Somerset, England. 8 km) south east of Yatton. See also Yatton Herefordshire Yatton is a village in North Somerset, England, located south west of Bristol. It is both a civil parish and an ecclesiastical parish. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches Both parishes contain the nearby village of Redhill. Redhill is a village in the parish of Wrington, North Somerset, England on the A38 Bridgwater Road about 10 miles (16 km south
The history of the village dates back to Roman times and there is strong evidence of Saxon occupation. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. [1]
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Notable Residents
Wrington was the birthplace of philosopher John Locke in 1632, and was home to Hannah More, who worked to improve the conditions of miners and agricultural workers on the Mendip Hills. John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. Hannah More ( February 2, 1745 – September 7, 1833) was an English religious writer and philanthropist The Mendip Hills (commonly called The Mendips) are a range of Limestone hills situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset In 1785 she bought a house, at Cowslip Green, where she lived with her sister Martha until 1828. She spent the last five years of her life in Clifton, and died on September 7, 1833. Clifton is the name of both one of the thirty-five council wards in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and of a suburb of the city that lies mostly Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common She is buried at All Saints' church,[2] and the More family tomb is a grade II listed building. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance [3]
Church
The church of All Saints has 13th century foundations, and was remodelled with the addition of a west tower around 1450, it was restored in 1859 with further restoration to the tower in 1948. It includes stone busts to John Locke and Hannah More dating from the early 19th century on either side of the door. John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. Hannah More ( February 2, 1745 – September 7, 1833) was an English religious writer and philanthropist The chancel has gothic reredos by Charles Barry dating from 1832. "Chancel" is an architectural term for the space around the Altar at the Liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. There are two common meanings of the word reredos. In general architecture the word can mean the back of an open hearth of a fireplace or a screen placed behind a table Sir Charles Barry FRS ( 23 May 1795 &ndash 12 May 1860) was an English Architect, best known for his role The rood screen is from the 16th century. It has a tall 4-stage tower with set-back buttresses which develop into crocketted pinnacles at the top stage. The top displays moulded string courses and a trefoil pierced triangular parapet with gargoyles and corner pinnacles. It is grade I listed. [4] According to Freeman it is "one of the "highest achievements of architectural genius". [5] Wickham it dates from the period 1420 to 1450. [6] The belfry stair is in the south east turret. The height of the tower is 113. 5 feet (35 m) to the top of the pinnacles. [7]
The 17th century rectory is grade II listed. [8]
Primary school
The village primary school dates from the late 19th century and is grade II listed. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance [9]
References
- ^ Roman Wrington. Wrington Website. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
- ^ Toulson, Shirley (1984). The Mendip Hills: A Threatened Landscape. London: Victor Gollancz. ISBN 057503453X.
- ^ More Family Monument in churchyard. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
- ^ Church of All Saints. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
- ^ Brereton, R. P. . "Somerset Church Towers", Somersetshire Archeological Society at Gillingham.
- ^ Wickham, Archdale Kenneth (1965). Churches of Somerset. London: David & Charles.
- ^ Description of the church. All Saints Wrington. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
- ^ The Old Rectory. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
- ^ Wrington Primary School. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
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