Halstock is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately five miles (8.0 km) south of Yeovil in Somerset. It lies on the route of the ancient Harrow Way.[2] In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 546.[1]
Halstock formerly constituted a liberty, containing only the parish itself. It was the site of the martyrdom of Saint Juthwara (Juthware),[3] and a Romano-British Villa excavated between 1967 and 1985.[4][5]
The village formerly had two inns, "The New Inn" (New Inn Farm), which closed in the late 1950s,[6] and the unusually named "The Quiet Woman" (usually taken as a reference to St Juthware)
In July 2012, Halstock's Parish church of St Mary was rededicated by the Bishop of Sherborne to become "St Juthware and St Mary", in recognition of the local tradition. Much of the church was rebuilt in 1770, with only the 15th-century west tower not being affected. The nave and chancel were rebuilt again on separate dates in the 19th century.[7]
^"'Halstock', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1: West (1952), pp. 121–122". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. November 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^"Halstock". ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
References
Lemmey, Pam (1984), A History of Halstock, P.R. Lemmey, Liberty Farm, Halstock, ISBN0-951-2063-0-3
Lucas, R.N. (1993), The Romano-British villa at Halstock, Dorset Excavations 1967-1985 (Monograph Series:No.13), Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, ISBN0-900341-37-8
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halstock, village, civil, parish, county, dorset, southern, england, situated, approximately, five, miles, south, yeovil, somerset, lies, route, ancient, harrow, 2011, census, parish, population, parish, church, juthware, marylocation, within, dorsetpopulation. Halstock is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England situated approximately five miles 8 0 km south of Yeovil in Somerset It lies on the route of the ancient Harrow Way 2 In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 546 1 HalstockParish church of St Juthware and St MaryHalstockLocation within DorsetPopulation546 1 OS grid referenceST538080Unitary authorityDorsetShire countyDorsetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townYEOVILPostcode districtBA22Dialling code01935PoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentWest DorsetList of places UK England Dorset 50 52 07 N 2 39 20 W 50 8687 N 2 6555 W 50 8687 2 6555 Coordinates 50 52 07 N 2 39 20 W 50 8687 N 2 6555 W 50 8687 2 6555Halstock formerly constituted a liberty containing only the parish itself It was the site of the martyrdom of Saint Juthwara Juthware 3 and a Romano British Villa excavated between 1967 and 1985 4 5 The village formerly had two inns The New Inn New Inn Farm which closed in the late 1950s 6 and the unusually named The Quiet Woman usually taken as a reference to St Juthware In July 2012 Halstock s Parish church of St Mary was rededicated by the Bishop of Sherborne to become St Juthware and St Mary in recognition of the local tradition Much of the church was rebuilt in 1770 with only the 15th century west tower not being affected The nave and chancel were rebuilt again on separate dates in the 19th century 7 Halstock lies within an electoral ward of the same name which also contains several nearby parishes including Corscombe Evershot and Hilfield The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1 848 8 This ward is one of 32 that comprise the West Dorset parliamentary constituency which is currently represented in the UK national parliament by the Conservative Chris Loder who succeeded Oliver Letwin in 2019 See also EditList of liberties in DorsetNotes Edit a b Area Halstock Parish Key Figures for 2011 Census Key Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 1 February 2014 Lemmey 1984 p 2 Lemmey 1984 pp 8 11 Lemmey 1984 pp 2 6 Lucas 1993 Lemmey 1984 p 47 Halstock An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset Volume 1 West 1952 pp 121 122 British History Online University of London amp History of Parliament Trust November 2013 Retrieved 11 June 2014 Halstock ukcensusdata com Retrieved 26 February 2015 References EditLemmey Pam 1984 A History of Halstock P R Lemmey Liberty Farm Halstock ISBN 0 951 2063 0 3 Lucas R N 1993 The Romano British villa at Halstock Dorset Excavations 1967 1985 Monograph Series No 13 Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society ISBN 0 900341 37 8External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halstock Corscombe amp Halstock village website This Dorset location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Halstock amp oldid 1084490476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
