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Corton Denham

Village and civil parish in Somerset, England

Summary

Village and civil parish in Somerset, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Corton Denham
population	189
population_ref	(2011)
unitary_england	Somerset Council
lieutenancy_england	Somerset
region	South West England
constituency_westminster	Glastonbury and Somerton
post_town	SHERBORNE
postcode_district	DT9
postcode_area	DT
dial_code	01963
os_grid_reference	ST635225
static_image_name	Corton Denham Church - geograph.org.uk - 306403.jpg
static_image_alt	Square church tower surrounded by trees with a road in the foreground.
static_image_caption	Corton Denham Church
static_image_2_name	Corton Denham - waterwheel at Whitcombe Farm - geograph.org.uk - 425885.jpg
static_image_2_width	240px
static_image_2_caption	Waterwheel at Whitcombe Farm

Corton Denham is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated seven miles north east of Yeovil. The village has a population of 189.

History

The village was named Corfetone in the Domesday Book of 1086, coming from the Old English meaning the settlement in a cutting. The second part of the name comes from the Dynham (later Dynham) family who held the manor from the 12th century until 1509.

The parish was part of the hundred of Horethorne.

In the 19th century an iron waterwheel was installed at Whitcombe Farmhouse.

Governance

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

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the parish comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of South Somerset (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Wincanton Rural District before 1974.

It is also part of the Glastonbury and Somerton 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 parish Church of St Andrew was rebuilt 1869–1870.

Notable residents

Former Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton lived in the village.

Rear Admiral Godfrey Place is buried in the village.

References

"Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles". Somerset Intelligence.
Bush, Robin. (1994). "Somerset: The complete guide". Dovecote Press.
"Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI.
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"Wincanton RD". University of Portsmouth.
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"The Queens Arms Corton Denham, Somerset, England". The Telegraph.

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