Keinton Mandeville
Coordinates: 51°04′19″N 2°39′03″W / 51.0720°N 2.6507°W
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 Church of St. Mary Magdalene |
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| Population | 991 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST545305 |
| District | South Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WINCANTON |
| Postcode district | TA11 |
| Dialling code | 01458 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Somerton and Frome |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Keinton Mandeville is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Castle Cary in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 991.[1] It is next to Barton St David.
Lakeview Quarry specialises in paving and walling stone.
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[edit] 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.[2]
The parish was previously called Keinton Mansfield. It was part of the hundred of Catsash.[3]
[edit] Governance
The 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 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.[4] 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 Somerton and Frome 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, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
[edit] 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.[5]
[edit] Notable residents
Irving House in Castle Street was the birthplace of actor Henry Irving.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "South Somerset population estimates for 2002". Somerset County Council. http://www.webcitation.org/5lRyCVNCk. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ "Village history". Keinton Mandeville village web site. http://www.btinternet.com/~Taviraengserltd/localhistory.html. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Langport Rural District
- ^ "Church of St. Mary Magdalene". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262896. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ Adler, Mark (March 2011). Mendip Times 6 (10): 34.
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