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Church Of The Blessed Virgin Mary, West Chinnock
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Church of England church in West Chinnock, Somerset, England. It has 13th-century origins but was largely rebuilt in 1889–90 to the design of Charles Kirk (architect), Charles Kirk. It is a Listed building, Grade II listed building and now forms part of the Ham Hill Churches Benefice. History St Mary's has origins to the 13th-century, with the first recorded rector being Rev. John de Kirkeby in 1293. In 1821 and again in 1827, the church was enlarged. Plans for the church's restoration were drawn up in circa 1876, but the lack of funding stopped the scheme from being carried out. In addition to the required repair work, the rector of the time, Rev. Christian Frederick Newell, considered the existing church inadequate in its arrangement. Later in 1889, Mrs. Sarah Woodcock of West Chinnock gifted £800 towards the rebuilding of the church, which prompted a meeting to be called in May 1889 to discuss the scheme. An additional £760 was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Chinnock
West Chinnock is a village in Somerset, England, north east of Crewkerne, both in the South Somerset district. It occupies a central position east of the road that links Crewkerne to the A303 road and is mainly south of a brook that feeds nearby into the Parrett. The village forms the civil parish of West and Middle Chinnock with the neighbouring village of Middle Chinnock. The parish has a population of 592 (2011 census). West Chinnock was a separate civil parish until 1884. It then absorbed the parish of Middle Chinnock. In 2003 the parish was renamed West and Middle Chinnock. History The origin of the name Chinnock is uncertain. It may be derived from the Old English ''cinu'' meaning ''ravine'' or ''cinn'' meaning ''a chin shaped hill'', with the addition of ''ock'' meaning ''little''. An alternative derivation may be an old hill-name of Celtic origin. The Chinnocks were held as one estate in Saxon times by Wynflaed under Shaftesbury Abbey but by the time of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |