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|shire_district= [[Mendip]] |
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| shire_county = [[Somerset]] |
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|region= South West England |
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|constituency_westminster= [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] |
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|post_town= GLASTONBURY |
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|postcode_district= BA5 |
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|postcode_area=BA |
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|dial_code= 01458 |
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|os_grid_reference= ST485425 |
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|static_image = [[File:Godney Church - geograph.org.uk - 675568.jpg|alt=Stone building at the end of narrow lane with water filled ditches on either side. Surrounded by fields and trees.||250px|]] |
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|static_image_caption = Godney Church |
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|static_image_2 = [[File:Pill Box in Upper Godney - geograph.org.uk - 676444.jpg|250px|]] |
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|static_image_2_caption = Pill Box in Upper Godney |
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'''Godney''' is a village and [[civil parish]] near [[Glastonbury]] on the [[River Sheppey]] on the [[Somerset Levels]] in the [[Mendip]] district of [[Somerset]], England. |
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==History== |
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Near the village are the sites of the [[iron age]] [[Glastonbury Lake Village]], and the now drained [[Meare Pool]]. |
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During the [[Second World War]], Godney was incorporated into the [[GHQ Line]]. Several [[British hardened field defences of World War II|pillboxes]] were constructed in the area. Natural obstacles to tanks were supplemented with an anti-tank ditch and bridges in the area were prepared for demolition at short notice.<ref>Foot, 2006, pp 275-279.</ref> |
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==Governance== |
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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. |
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The village falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district]] of [[Mendip]], which was formed on April 1, 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], having previously been part of [[Wells Rural District]],<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10061581&c_id=10001043 A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wells Rural District]</ref> which is responsible for [[planning permission|local planning]] and [[Building regulations in the United Kingdom|building control]], local roads, [[council housing]], [[environmental health]], [[market]]s and fairs, [[refuse collection]] and [[recycling]], [[cemeteries]] and [[crematoria]], leisure services, parks, and [[tourism]]. |
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[[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 service]]s, [[Trading Standards|trading standards]], [[waste disposal]] and strategic planning. |
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It is also part of the [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]] [[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, and part of the [[South West England (European Parliament constituency)|South West England constituency]] of the [[European Parliament]] which elects seven [[Members of the European Parliament|MEPs]] using the [[d'Hondt method]] of [[party-list proportional representation]]. |
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==Religious sites== |
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The Church of the Holy Trinity, by G.D. Manners, dates from 1839 and was built on a medieval site. It was restored in 1903, with an added chancel, by E. Buckle. It is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Church of the Holy Trinity | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267756 | accessdate=2006-11-25}}</ref> |
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There are some who believe that Godney has a direct association with the legend of the visit of Joseph of Arimathea and that it may even contain a holy burial chamber. The church sits on a very ancient holy site although very little information on this seems to exist. |
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[[File:River Sheppey in Upper Godney - facing east - geograph.org.uk - 676468.jpg|thumb|left|River Sheppey in Upper Godney - facing east.]] |
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==References== |
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===Bibliography=== |
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Revision as of 12:07, 1 May 2010
{{Infobox UK place |country = England |latitude= 51.1807 |longitude= -2.7393 |official_name= Godney |civil_parish= | population = 219 | population_ref =[1]
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- Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2.
External links
- ^ "Parish Population Statistics". ONS Census 2001. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 2009-12-14.