Durleigh
| Durleigh | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Durleigh Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST275365 |
| Location: | 51°7’23"N, 3°2’13"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 548 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Bridgwater |
| Postcode: | TA5 |
| Dialling code: | 01278 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Sedgemoor |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bridgwater & W. Somerset |
Durleigh is a village and parish on the outskirts of Bridgwater in the Andersfield hundred of Somerset. According to the 2011 Census, it had a population of 548.[1] Its nearest town is Bridgwater, which lies approximately a mile and a half north-east of the village.
The village lies on Durleigh brook, a tributary of the River Parrett, which was dammed in 1938 to form Durleigh reservoir.
History
The name Durleigh means wood frequented by deer.[2]
West Bower Manor (also known as Durleigh Manor) is all that remains of a large manorial property, the majority of which has been demolished. Parts of the building date from the 15th century though the core of the fabric may even be earlier, further parts were built in the 17th and 19th centuries.[3] It was the seat of the historical estate of "West Bower" (Bower Delamere) once held by Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, the brother of Jane Seymour, Henry the VIII's Queen.[4][5]
Eight people from the parish were accused of complicity in the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.[6]
Religious sites
Durleigh Church dates from the 11th century but was substantially rebuilt in the late 19th century. It has been designated as a Grade-II* listed building.[7]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Durleigh) |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 90. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ↑ "West Bower Manor". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=269272. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ↑ Dunning, Robert. "Durleigh: Manors and other estates', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6: Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and neighbouring parishes) (1992), pp. 31-33". Victoria County History. British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18515&strquery=West%20Bower. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Emery, Anthony (2006). Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: Southern England. Cambridge University Press. pp. 678. ISBN 978-0-521-58132-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=g7EXvaDEYioC&pg=PA678&lpg=PA678&dq=Edward+Seymour+West+Bower+Durleigh&source=bl&ots=IhUbpDEp2s&sig=bFuBxW1bcrMbiBIPnsojSC-VJak&hl=en&ei=bDt9TYzMGsSxhAfUzbjvBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Seymour%20West%20Bower%20Durleigh&f=false.
- ↑ "Durleigh". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18514. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ "Durleigh Church". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=269271. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
