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Woollavington
Woolavington is a village and civil parish on the Somerset Levels in the England, English county of Somerset. It forms part of the Sedgemoor, District of Sedgemoor, and is north east of Bridgwater, south east of Burnham on Sea and west of Glastonbury. At the 2021 census it had a population of 2,325. History The village name means ''the settlement of Hunlaf's people'' and was known as ''Hunlavintone'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The parish of Woolavington was part of the Whitley (hundred), Whitley Hundred (county subdivision), Hundred, Close to the village is the Royal Ordnance Factory ROF Bridgwater, a factory which produced high explosives for munitions from 1941 until its closure in 2008. Governance The Parish councils of England, 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 appli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedgemoor
Sedgemoor is a low-lying area of land in Somerset, England. It lies close to sea level south of the Polden Hills, historically largely marsh (or "moor" in its older sense). The eastern part is known as King's Sedgemoor, and the western part West Sedgemoor. Sedgemoor is part of the area now known as the Somerset Levels and Moors. Historically the area was known as the site of the Battle of Sedgemoor. Sedgemoor has given its name to a local government district formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Bridgwater, the Burnham-on-Sea urban district, Bridgwater Rural District and part of Axbridge Rural District. The district covers a larger area than the historical Sedgemoor, extending north of the Polden Hills across the Somerset Levels and Moors to the Mendip Hills. On 1 April 2023 the district will be abolished and replaced by a new unitary district for the area at present served by Somerset County Council. The ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
