Cucklington

Cucklington
Thatched and red roofed houses along a road with a patchwork of fields behind.
Cucklington
Cucklington is located in Somerset
Cucklington
Cucklington
Location within Somerset
Population173 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST755275
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWINCANTON
Postcode districtBA9
Dialling code01963
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°02′47″N 2°21′03″W / 51.0463°N 2.3508°W / 51.0463; -2.3508

Cucklington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on a hill 3 miles (4.8 km) south east of Wincanton and 4 miles (6.4 km) north west of Gillingham in the South Somerset district, near the Dorset border. The village has a population of 173.[1]

The nearest railway station is in neighbouring Gillingham, Dorset. Trains run on the Exeter to Waterloo line.

History

Shanks House.

The name Cucklington comes from Old English meaning the settlement of Cucola's people.[2]

The parish of Cucklington was part of the Norton Ferris Hundred.[3]

Shanks House has medieval fragments, but had major works in the 17th and 18th centuries, including refitting by Nathaniel Ireson. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[4]

Governance

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs.

The village is in 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 Wincanton Rural District.[5] The district council is responsible for local planning and building control.

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 Glastonbury and Somerton 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, and was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020, which elected seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Religious sites

The parish church of St Lawrence dates from the 13th century.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 78. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
  3. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Shanks House (1222369)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Wincanton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence (1274765)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

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