Preston Plucknett is a suburb of Yeovil in Somerset, England. It was once a small village, and a separate civil parish until 1930, when it was absorbed into the neighbouring parishes of Yeovil, Brympton and West Coker.[1] It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Preston" (Old English: preost tun, "priest farm/settlement") when its lord was Ansger of Montacute (Alfward before 1066). In the 13th century, Alan de Plugenet was lord of the manor and added his surname to Preston. Following the 20th century expansion of Yeovil, Preston Plucknett became little more than a suburb of the town. Throughout the centuries the spelling and pronunciation of the name has changed and evolved until it became the present day "Preston Plucknett." The parish of Preston Plucknett was part of the StoneHundred.[2]
The village church, dedicated to St James, dates from 1420, and has a 20 m (60 ft) tower with six bells. The church was restored and partially rebuilt during the 1860s. A vestry was added in the 1950s and an annexe in 1979, which was expanded in 2001. It became a separate parish church in 1988: until that time, it had been a church of St John’s, the parish church of Yeovil. It has a daughter church, St Peter's, built in the 1930s.
The still preserved manor house of Preston Plucknett was built in the early 15th century, around 1420, by John Stourton (d. 1438; cousin of his namesake John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton), a justice of the peace, sheriff, and several times Member of Parliament for Somerset, who, helped by three good marriages, accumulated a respectable wealth. The manor was left to his third and surviving spouse, Katherine Payne, and eventually inherited by his three daughters, one of which, Alice, was married to Sir William Daubeney and was the mother of Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney.
The village is included in The Meaning of Liff defined as "a very large string bag made of thin strong cord into which feathers from freshly killed ducks and chickens were stuffed, from Preston in Lancashire".
S. J. Gunn, "Daubeney, Giles, first Baron Daubeney (1451/2–1508)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 4 Dec 2005
G. L. Harriss, "Stourton family (per. c. 1380–1485)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005 accessed 4 Dec 2005
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Preston Plucknett.
St Peters Church, Preston Plucknett, Yeovil (from the church's website)
Further reading
Sir Robert de Z. Hall, "Post-Medieval Land Tenure, Preston Plucknett", Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, CV (1961), pp. 110–132.
January 22, 2023
preston, plucknett, suburb, yeovil, somerset, england, once, small, village, separate, civil, parish, until, 1930, when, absorbed, into, neighbouring, parishes, yeovil, brympton, west, coker, listed, domesday, book, 1086, preston, english, preost, priest, farm. Preston Plucknett is a suburb of Yeovil in Somerset England It was once a small village and a separate civil parish until 1930 when it was absorbed into the neighbouring parishes of Yeovil Brympton and West Coker 1 It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Preston Old English preost tun priest farm settlement when its lord was Ansger of Montacute Alfward before 1066 In the 13th century Alan de Plugenet was lord of the manor and added his surname to Preston Following the 20th century expansion of Yeovil Preston Plucknett became little more than a suburb of the town Throughout the centuries the spelling and pronunciation of the name has changed and evolved until it became the present day Preston Plucknett The parish of Preston Plucknett was part of the Stone Hundred 2 Preston PlucknettChurch of St James Preston PlucknettPreston PlucknettLocation within SomersetOS grid referenceST535165Civil parishYeovil WithoutDistrictSouth SomersetShire countySomersetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townYEOVILPostcode districtBA21Dialling code01935PoliceAvon and SomersetFireDevon and SomersetAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentYeovilList of places UK England Somerset 50 56 46 N 2 39 48 W 50 9460 N 2 6632 W 50 9460 2 6632 Coordinates 50 56 46 N 2 39 48 W 50 9460 N 2 6632 W 50 9460 2 6632The village church dedicated to St James dates from 1420 and has a 20 m 60 ft tower with six bells The church was restored and partially rebuilt during the 1860s A vestry was added in the 1950s and an annexe in 1979 which was expanded in 2001 It became a separate parish church in 1988 until that time it had been a church of St John s the parish church of Yeovil It has a daughter church St Peter s built in the 1930s The tithe barn at Preston Plucknett was included in the fifth list of ancient monuments prepared by the Commissioner of Works in 1925 3 The Abbey Barn and associated Abbey Farm House are both Grade I listed buildings 4 The still preserved manor house of Preston Plucknett was built in the early 15th century around 1420 by John Stourton d 1438 cousin of his namesake John Stourton 1st Baron Stourton a justice of the peace sheriff and several times Member of Parliament for Somerset who helped by three good marriages accumulated a respectable wealth The manor was left to his third and surviving spouse Katherine Payne and eventually inherited by his three daughters one of which Alice was married to Sir William Daubeney and was the mother of Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney The village is included in The Meaning of Liff defined as a very large string bag made of thin strong cord into which feathers from freshly killed ducks and chickens were stuffed from Preston in Lancashire References Edit Vision of Britain website Somerset Hundreds GENUKI Retrieved 21 October 2011 The Times 21 August 1925 p 8 Historic England Abbey Farm House 1056512 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 7 July 2009 S J Gunn Daubeney Giles first Baron Daubeney 1451 2 1508 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 4 Dec 2005 G L Harriss Stourton family per c 1380 1485 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 online edn May 2005 accessed 4 Dec 2005External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Preston Plucknett The history of St James Church Preston Plucknett Yeovil from the church s website Records pertaining to Preston Pluckett in collections in the British National Archives St Peters Church Preston Plucknett Yeovil from the church s website Further reading EditSir Robert de Z Hall Post Medieval Land Tenure Preston Plucknett Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society CV 1961 pp 110 132 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Preston Plucknett amp oldid 1005869312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
