Wayford

Wayford
Two storey house with columns in front of the door
Wayford is located in Somerset
Wayford
Wayford
Location within Somerset
Population114 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST405065
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCREWKERNE
Postcode districtTA18
Dialling code01460
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
50°51′18″N 2°50′48″W / 50.8549°N 2.8466°W / 50.8549; -2.8466

Wayford is a village and civil parish on the River Axe, 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Crewkerne, in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.

History

The parish was part of the hundred of Crewkerne.[2]

Wayford Manor House was rebuilt around 1600 by Charles Daubeney, probably with William Arnold as master mason. The north wing was completed by Sir Ernest George in 1900.[3] Wayford Woods, close to the house, has an ornamental lake and is known for the large number of fairy doors it used to have.[4][5][6]

Governance

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs.

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[7] 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.

Religious sites

The Church of St Michael dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[8]

References

  1. ^ "South Somerset population estimates for 2002" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Wayford Manor House (1177681)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  4. ^ "'Fairy control' to halt tiny doors in Somerset woods" (Retrieved 4 March 2015)
  5. ^ Morris, Steven (4 March 2015). "Fairies' woodland homes face planning control". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. ^ Morris, Steven, 2015 "Disenchanted Woodland Trustees Banish Fairy Doors," The Guardian, 23 August 2015, p. 22.
  7. ^ a b A Vision of Britain Through Time : Chard Rural District Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1175735)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 February 2008.

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