Dinnington, Somerset

For other uses, see Dinnington (disambiguation).

Dinnington
Stone building with arched window and slate roof. In the foreground are gravestones
Dinnington is located in Somerset
Dinnington
Dinnington
Location within Somerset
Population65 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST405125
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHINTON ST. GEORGE
Postcode districtTA17
Dialling code01460
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
50°54′32″N 2°50′51″W / 50.9088°N 2.8476°W / 50.9088; -2.8476

Dinnington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Crewkerne in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 65.[1]

History

The name Dinnington means the settlement of Dynne's people.[2]

The parish was crossed by the Fosse Way and nearby there is evidence of a Roman villa,[3] which was excavated by the archaeological television programme Time Team in 2002 and 2006.[4] The Romano British site has been the site of surface finds of tesserae, roofing slates and pottery. A number of coins have been found and also a small bronze dog.[5]

The manor was held at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 by Siward the falconer. The parish of Dinnington was part of the South Petherton Hundred.[6] In the 15th century the manor passed to the Pouletts of Hinton St George.[2]

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 Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Chard Rural District.[7] The district council 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.

Somerset County Council 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 Yeovil 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, and was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020, which elected seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Religious sites

The Anglican parish Church of St Nicholas was established by 1207. The current building is mostly from the 15th century with restoration in 1863.[8] It was originally a chapelry to Seavington St Mary.[2]

In 1873 a Bible chapel was built and continued to be used by the Methodists until 1956. In 1964 it was taken over by the Elim Pentecostal Church at Merriott.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "South Somerset population estimates for 2002" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 81. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
  3. ^ "Villa mosaic's secrets revealed". BBC News. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Dinnington, Somerset". Time Team. Channel 4. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Roman villa, Northfield Lane, Dinnington". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Chard RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1345887)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Former Bible Christian Chapel (1345886)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

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