History
At the time of the Domesday Book it was known as Chintone meaning ''the noble's enclosure'' from the Old English ''cyne'' and ''tun''. The Mandeville part of the village's name came from Stephen de Mandeville around 1243. The parish was previously called Keinton Mansfield. It was part of the Hundred (county subdivision), hundred of Catsash (hundred), Catsash.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 applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and Neighbourhood Watch (UK), 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 Langport Rural District. The district council is responsible for planning permission, local planning and Building regulations in the United Kingdom, building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, Market (place), 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 Local Education Authority, education, social services, library, libraries, main roads, public transport, police, policing and fire services, Trading Standards, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning. The village is in the 'Northstone' Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward. The ward stretches north to Barton St. David and south to Kingsdon, Somerset, Kingsdon. The total population of the ward at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 3,005. It is also part of the Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency), Somerton and Frome county constituency represented in the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.Places of interest
* Keinton Mandeville school which provides education for 151 children. In the grounds is a listed building, listed dovecote. * Lake View quarry which is used for the extraction of Blue Lias building stone. * The Three Old Castles Inn which was built in the late 18th century was a public house but has now closed and is a private house. In the High Street is the Quarry Inn. * Village hall which was built in the 1990s. * The MUGA (multi use games area) which was built in 2013.Religious sites
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building. There is also a Weslyan Methodist Chapel which was built in 1843.Notable residents
Irving House in Castle Street was the birthplace of actor Henry Irving. It is a Grade II listed building and has a bronze plaque which reads ''Here was born Henry Irving, Knight, Actor, 6th February 1838''.References
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