West Chinnock

West Chinnock
West Chinnock is located in Somerset
West Chinnock
West Chinnock
Location within Somerset
Population592 [1]
OS grid referenceST467136
Civil parish
  • West and Middle Chinnock
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCREWKERNE
Postcode districtTA18 7
Dialling code01935
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

West Chinnock is a village in the civil parish of West and Middle Chinnock, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north east of Crewkerne. It occupies a central position east of the road that links Crewkerne to the A303 road and is mainly south of a brook that feeds nearby into the Parrett. The village forms the civil parish of West and Middle Chinnock with the neighbouring village of Middle Chinnock. The parish has a population of 592 (2011 census).[1]

History

Will of Wynflæd, circa AD 950, mentions land at Cinnuc (11th-century copy, British Library Cotton Charters viii. 38)[2]

The origin of the name Chinnock is uncertain. It may be derived from the Old Englishcinu meaning ravine or cinn meaning a chin shaped hill, with the addition of ock meaning little.[3] An alternative derivation may be an old hill-name of Celtic origin.[4]

The Chinnocks were held as one estate in Saxon times by Wynflaed under Shaftesbury Abbey but by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 East Chinnock, West Chinnock and Middle Chinnock had been separated.

Governance

The parish council has co-responsibility for some local issues so sets an annual precept (local rate) to cover its costs and makes annual accounts for public scrutiny. It can submit its evaluation report into all planning applications and works with police, other councils' officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime/security, traffic and highways. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and the environment can be in its reports and initiatives. It maintains and repairs some of, and consults with both higher-tier councils, as to more of, sports/leisure facilities, verges, parks, surface water drainage, paths, public transit and street cleaning.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of South Somerset (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Yeovil Rural District before 1974.[5]

The village is part of the 'Parrett' electoral ward. This stretches from Chiselborough in the north, via East Chinnock to North Perrott in the south. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,336.[6]

It is served by the Yeovilseat in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

West Chinnock was a separate civil parish until 1884.[7] It then absorbed the parish of Middle Chinnock. In 2003 the parish was renamed West and Middle Chinnock.[8] In 1881 the parish (prior to the merge) had a population of 418.[9]

Landmarks

Manor Farm House

The Manor Farmhouse in West Chinnock retains large parts from the late 16th or early 17th century thus is in the middle category of listed buildings.[10]

Church

St Marys Church

Ecclesiastically the parish of West Chinnock is now part of the united benefice of Norton-sub-Hamdon, West Chinnock, Chiselborough and Middle Chinnock.[11]

The parish Church of Saint Mary has 13th-century origins but was totally rebuilt in the 19th century.[12]

Notable residents

  • The second of the Austin baronets, died November 1940, was finally resident here.[13]
  • Retired brigadier Cyrus Greenslade, OBE, MBE, Legion of Merit (U.S.): Commander died aged 93, owner-occupier of the Manor House.[14]
  • Retired director of the British Banking Association, then AIB, Timothy Patrick Sweeney (born 1944) – a resident of West Chinnock.[15]
  • Retired major Ronald Williams (Liberal politician), the 1923–1924 MP of the Sevenoaks seat, Kent, died 1971 – his latter home at: West Chinnock.[16]
  • The Old Chapel
    The Old Chapel
  • View of village
    View of village
  • Well
    Well
  • A disused filling station
    A disused filling station
  • New pavilion
    New pavilion
  • The Muddled Man pub
    The Muddled Man pub

References

  1. ^ ab"Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles"(Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^Charter S 1539 at the Electronic Sawyer
  3. ^Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 91. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
  4. ^Mills, A.D.; Room, A. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chinnock. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.
  5. ^"Yeovil RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ^"Parrett ward 2011". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  7. ^Vision of Britain website: Middle Chinnock
  8. ^"District Council notices of the change of name of a parish 2003"(PDF). Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Archived from the original(PDF) on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  9. ^"Population statistics West Chinnock CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ^Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (1057127)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  11. ^Diocese of Bath and Wells website
  12. ^Historic England. "Church of Saint Mary, West Chinnock (1057129)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  13. ^"Austin, Sir William Michael Byron, (27 Nov. 1871–13 Nov. 1940), JP". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U205481. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  14. ^"Greenslade, Brigadier Cyrus, (13 May 1892–30 Oct. 1985), psc". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U164777. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  15. ^"Sweeney, Timothy Patrick, (born 2 June 1944), Director: Waste Resources Action Programme plc, 2001–11; Cafbank, 2008–10 (Interim Chairman, 2008–09)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U36818. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  16. ^"Williams, Major Ronald Samuel Ainslie, (1890–10 Dec. 1971)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U161048. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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