Seavington St Michael is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated next to the village of Seavington St Mary, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Ilminster, within the South Somerset district. It lies in a hollow within a larger area of low-lying hills and valleys running broadly east-west. A part of the South PethertonHundred,[2] originally the area included seven settlements (seven tons) which have gradually merged or vanished, but were the origin of the Seavington—part of the village name.[3]
Seavington St Michael—the smaller of the two villages with 57 dwellings and 125 inhabitants[4]—appears to have become the more important since the motor car forced the building of New Road to straighten the London to Exeter route early in the 20th century, thus by-passing Seavington St Mary. Since then, in 1988 the new Ilminster by-pass has eliminated much traffic, although the road through Seavington St Michael is still a major access route to the market town of Ilminster.
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. It evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. Tit is also responsibility for 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 Anglican parish Church of St Michael dates from the late 12th century. It was given a porch around 1291, further alterations in the 15th century and a gallery was added around 1800. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.[6]
References
^"Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^"Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
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seavington, michael, village, civil, parish, somerset, england, situated, next, village, seavington, mary, about, miles, east, ilminster, within, south, somerset, district, lies, hollow, within, larger, area, lying, hills, valleys, running, broadly, east, west. Seavington St Michael is a village and civil parish in Somerset England It is situated next to the village of Seavington St Mary about 3 miles 4 8 km east of Ilminster within the South Somerset district It lies in a hollow within a larger area of low lying hills and valleys running broadly east west A part of the South Petherton Hundred 2 originally the area included seven settlements seven tons which have gradually merged or vanished but were the origin of the Seavington part of the village name 3 Seavington St MichaelVolunteer Inn Seavington St MichaelSeavington St MichaelLocation within SomersetPopulation127 2011 1 OS grid referenceST407151DistrictSouth SomersetShire countySomersetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townILMINSTERPostcode districtTA19Dialling code01460PoliceAvon and SomersetFireDevon and SomersetAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentYeovilList of places UK England Somerset 50 55 58 N 2 50 42 W 50 9328 N 2 8449 W 50 9328 2 8449 Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Religious sites 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe manor was held by Siward the falconer at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 By 1252 Adam the Dane then became known as Seavington Dennis From 1483 to 1539 it was held by Glastonbury Abbey and after the dissolution of the monasteries he passed it to Winchester College who held it until 1932 3 Seavington St Michael the smaller of the two villages with 57 dwellings and 125 inhabitants 4 appears to have become the more important since the motor car forced the building of New Road to straighten the London to Exeter route early in the 20th century thus by passing Seavington St Mary Since then in 1988 the new Ilminster by pass has eliminated much traffic although the road through Seavington St Michael is still a major access route to the market town of Ilminster Governance EditThe 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 It evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police district council officers and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime security and traffic Tit is also responsibility for 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 Chard Rural District 5 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 Yeovil 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 Religious sites EditThe Anglican parish Church of St Michael dates from the late 12th century It was given a porch around 1291 further alterations in the 15th century and a gallery was added around 1800 It has been designated as a Grade II listed building 6 References Edit Statistics for Wards LSOAs and Parishes SUMMARY Profiles Excel Somerset Intelligence Retrieved 4 January 2014 Somerset Hundreds GENUKI Retrieved 20 October 2011 a b Bush Robin 1994 Somerset The Complete Guide Dovecote Press pp 176 ISBN 1 874336 26 1 The two villages The Seavingtons Archived from the original on 23 July 2010 Retrieved 15 March 2009 Chard RD A vision of Britain Through Time University of Portsmouth Retrieved 4 January 2014 Historic England Church of St Michael 1057002 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 6 February 2009 External links EditWebsite for The Seavingtons Seavington Web Museum Media related to Seavington St Michael at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seavington St Michael amp oldid 1011038516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
