Mendip

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This article is about the local government district in Somerset. For the hills after which the district is named, see Mendip Hills. For other uses, see Mendip (disambiguation).
Mendip
Mendip District
Non-metropolitan district
Official logo of Mendip
Logo
Shown within Somerset
Shown within Somerset
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South West England
Ceremonial county Somerset
Admin HQ Shepton Mallet
Created 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district
 • Leader Harvey Siggs
 • Council Conservative
 • MPs: James Heappey (Conservatives), David Warburton (Cons)
Area
 • Total 285.50 sq mi (739.44 km2)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
 • Total 110,844 (Ranked 210th)
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Post Code BA4
Area code(s) 01749
Website http://www.mendip.gov.uk/

Mendip is a local government district of Somerset in England. The Mendip district covers a largely rural area of 285 square miles (738 km2)[1] ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 112,500.[1] The administrative centre of the district is Shepton Mallet but the largest town (three times larger than Shepton Mallet) is Frome.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Glastonbury and Wells, along with Frome, Shepton Mallet, Street urban districts, and Frome Rural District, Shepton Mallet Rural District, Wells Rural District, and part of Axbridge Rural District and part of Clutton Rural District.

Toponymy

Several explanations for the name "Mendip" have been suggested. Its earliest known form is Mendepe in 1185. One suggestion is that it is derived from the medieval term "Myne-deepes".[2][3] However, A D Mills derives its meaning from Celtic monith, meaning mountain or hill, with an uncertain second element, perhaps Old English yppe in the sense of upland, or plateau.[4]

An alternative explanation is that the name is cognate with Mened (Welsh mynydd), a Brythonic term for upland moorland. The suffix may be a contraction of the Anglo-Saxon hop, meaning a valley. Possible further meanings have been identified. The first is 'the stone pit' from the Celtic meyn and dyppa in reference to the collapsed cave systems of Cheddar. The second is 'Mighty and Awesome' from the Old English moen and deop.[5]

Settlements

The five main settlements in Mendip are:

Frome, Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet are the only towns in the district, as Wells has city status and Street has maintained its status as a village despite a population in excess of 11,000.[6]

Other villages and hamlets include:

Parishes

Image Name Status Population[7] Former local authority Coordinates Refs
Gray stone building with square tower at left hand end. Foreground includes grass area with gravestones, taken over the top of metal railings. Ashwick Civil parish 1,352 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [8][9]
100px Baltonsborough Civil parish 864 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [10][11]
A row of whitewashed buildings on the left with climbing plants. Small flower filled gardens separate them from a stone wall fronting a road. Batcombe Civil parish 439 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [12][9]
Street scene showing brown stone houses with tiled roofs. Several parked cars in the road. Beckington Civil parish 983 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [13][14]
Yellow stone building with prominent square tower. Trees to left and right of the path leading to the building. Berkley Civil parish 344 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [15][14]
Stone three stage square tower surmounted by a flag pole. To the right are trees and in the foreground grass. Binegar Civil parish 313 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [16][9]
Street scene showing grey stone houses on the left of a road with a few cars. Buckland Dinham Civil parish 381 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [17][14]
Grassy area with trees in the foreground and a terrace of stone houses, one white fronted, in the background Butleigh Civil parish 823 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [18][11]
Stone two bay building with prominent ornamental tower behind Chewton Mendip Civil parish 585 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [19][11]
Street scene with stone cross on three tier plinth to the left of the road. In the background is a white walled building. Chilcompton Civil parish 2,062 Clutton Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [20][21]
Stone building with prominent square tower at near end. In the foreground are gravestones and trees to the left and right. Coleford Civil parish 2,313 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [22][14]
Stone building with arched porchway. Prominent square tower to the left hand end of building. In the foreground gravestones and crosses on grass. Cranmore Civil parish 667 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [23][9]
Water flowing through a channel and over a weir between a building and a wall. Vegetation on both sides of the water. Croscombe Civil parish 603 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [24][9]
Yellow stone building with central square tower, Foreground is paths through green grass. Ditcheat Civil parish 725 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [25][9]
Gray stone building with two arched porch entrance doors. Separated from road by stone wall. Doulting Civil parish 618 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [26][9]
Stone building with square tower to left hand end. Foreground shows gravestones in grass area. East Pennard Civil parish 348 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [27][9]
Whitewashed building with square tower. Emborough Civil parish 148 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [28][9]
Street scene. Stone cross on a pillar rising from 5 step plinth. Iron lampost left and right of the road are stone terraced houses. Evercreech Civil parish 2,334 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [29][9]
Street scene. Buildings to left and right of narrow road. Frome Town 26,203 Frome Rural District
Frome Urban District		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [30][14]
Red roofs of multiple houses, with some larger white roofs at the far side. Surrounded by trees and grren fields on all sides. Hills on the horizon. Glastonbury Town 8,932 Glastonbury Municipal Borough Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [31][32]
Stone building at the end of narrow lane with water filled ditches on either side. Surrounded by fields and trees. Godney Civil parish 237 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [33][11]
Stone two arch bridge over water Great Elm Civil parish 171 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [34][14]
Stone building with arched windows. Prominent square tower to the right hand end. In the foreground are gravestones in grassy area. Hemington Civil parish 640 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [35][14]
Street scene. Road junction with red stop sign. Two cars. The sides of the roads are stone walls with large trees showing above them. Holcombe Civil parish 947 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [36][9]
Stone building with old metal sign above the door saying Old Post Office, red post box set into the wall and to the left an old blue telephone box. The door is below the level of the road and separated by metal railings. Hanging baskets of flowers on the front of the building. Kilmersdon Civil parish 541 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [37][14]
Gray stone building with square tower at left hand end. In the foreground are gravestones on grass. Lamyat Civil parish 183 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [38][9]
Street scene showing a road unction with parked cars. On the left and right are stone houses with trees and fields in the distance. Leigh on Mendip Civil parish 514 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [39][14]
Stone building with square tower at left hand end. In the foreground are trees and gravestones. Litton Civil parish 240 Clutton Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [40][21]
Cast iron pump with its own tiled roof. Behind are two stone built thatched cottages. Lullington Civil parish 162 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [41][14]
Small shop with white surrounds to the windows set in the right hand building of a terrace. Lydford on Fosse Civil parish 511 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [42][9]
Yellow stone building with tiled roof and arched doorway. Meare Civil parish 1,304 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [43][11]
Street of grey stone houses. The church tower can be seen n the background Mells Civil parish 638 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [44][14]
Stone church tower with flag pole. In the foreground are gravestones on grass. North Wootton Civil parish 317 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [45][11]
White fronted building with black beams prominent. Over the door is a sign saying The George Inn, Wadworths. Norton St Philip Civil Parish 858 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [46][14]
Ruined stone castle with round towers at each corner. Nunney Civil parish 844 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [47][14]
Long stone building with buttressed walls and red tiled roof. Pilton Civil parish 998 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [48][9]
Large area of green grass with stone farm buildings behind. In the centre is a small thatched wooden building. Priddy Civil parish 624 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [49][11]
Stone building with prominent square tower. Surrounded by trees and with green grass area in the foreground separated from the building by a stone wall. Pylle Civil parish 160 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [50][9]
Street scene. Triangular area of grass with village sign on wooden post and stone cross behind. Stone houses with tiled roofs n the background. Rode Civil parish 1,025 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [51][14]
Stone building with square three stage tower at the left hand end. Trees to the right hand gravestones in front. Rodney Stoke Civil parish 1,326 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [52][11]
– Selwood Civil parish 798 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [53][14]
Stone buildings seen behind trees and grass area with wooden fence in the foreground. Sharpham Civil parish 130 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [54][11]
Street scene with buildings on the left and right. In a central position is a stone arched building with a spire. Shepton Mallet Town 10,369 Shepton Mallet Urban District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [55][56]
Stone building with square tower St Cuthbert Out Civil parish 3,749 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [57][11]
Gray bstone building with square tower to the left hand end, partially obscured by tree. In the foreground is a stone wall separating the church from the road. Stoke St Michael Civil parish 926 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [58][9]
Stone building with square tower. Foreground is grass with gravestones. Ston Easton Civil parish 550 Clutton Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [59][21]
Gray stone building with square tower. Foreground is grass with gravestones. Stratton on the Fosse Civil parish 1,108 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [60][9]
Paved shopping street with shops on either side. Green bollards Street Civil parish 11,805 Street Urban District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [61][62]
Stone arched bridge with wooden handrail over river. Tellisford Civil parish 182 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [63][14]
Street scene. Red telephone box and telegraph pole. Stone buildings around road junction. Trudoxhill Civil parish 423 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [64][14]
Stone building with tower beyond field and stone wall. Upton Noble Civil parish 128 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [65][14]
White circular building with three windows, surrounded by vegetation. Walton Civil parish 1,106 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [66][11]
Street scene. Houses to left and right of road junction. Wanstrow Civil parish 489 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [67][14]
People at coloured market stalls. Surrounding are houses with the towers of the cathedral visible behind. Wells City 10,536 Wells Municipal Borough Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [68][11]
Yellow stone building with red tiled roof and square tower with short spire. Foreground is grass with gravestones. West Bradley Civil parish 277 Shepton Mallet Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [69][9]
Gray stone building with arched windows and square tower. Foreground is grass with gravestones. West Pennard Civil parish 670 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [70][11]
Stone building with square tower partially obscured by tree. Westbury Civil parish 801 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [71][11]
Stone building with archway through it for the road. Steps to wooden doorway on the first floor. Whatley Civil parish 245 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [72][14]
A row of cottages, partially obscured by vegetation. In the background is the bell tower of a much large building. Witham Friary Civil parish 399 Frome Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [73][14]
Two bay building with square tower with spirelet. In the foreground are gravestones in a grassy area. Wookey Civil parish 1,311 Wells Rural District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [74][11]

Transport

Major roads

  • A37 from Bristol to Yeovil
  • A361 from the M5 to Frome
  • A371 from Weston-super-Mare to Wincanton
  • A39 from Bath to Bridgwater

Railways

Railway stations

East Somerset Railway

Railway stations

served by the East Somerset Railway.

Education

County schools (those which are not independent) in the five non-metropolitan districts of the county are operated by Somerset County Council.

For a full list of schools see: List of schools in Somerset

See also

References

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External links

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