Kingweston

Kingweston is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on Combe Hill, 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Somerton. The village has a population of 128.^[1]

The village's name was Chinwardestune in the Domesday Book of 1086. There is evidence of Romano-British occupation in Copley Wood.^[2]

After the Norman Conquest the manor was given to Eustance, Count of Bologne and held by his family until a descendant gave it to Bermondsey Abbey in 1114, who held the manor until the Dissolution of the monasteries. It then passed to the Smyth family of Long Ashton until it was bought in 1740 by Caleb Dickinson.^[2]

The parish was part of the hundred of Catsash.^[3]

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. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes 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.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the parish 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 Langport Rural District before 1974.^[4]

También forma parte de la circunscripción electoral del condado de Glastonbury y Somerton, representada en la Cámara de los Comunes del Parlamento del Reino Unido . Elige a un miembro del Parlamento (MP) mediante el sistema de mayoría simple .

Kingweston Meadows es un lugar biológico de especial interés científico que proporciona un ejemplo de pastizal neutro rico en hierbas no mejorado, de un tipo que ahora es raro en Gran Bretaña. ^{[ 5 ]}

Kingweston House se construyó en el emplazamiento de una casa Tudor anterior, pero el edificio actual fue erigido por la familia Dickinson en el siglo XIX. Desde 1946 forma parte de Millfield School . ^{[ 6 ]}

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  Sala de conferencias
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  Cabaña
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  Casa y iglesia de Kingweston

La iglesia parroquial de Todos los Santos conserva algunos fragmentos medievales, pero fue reconstruida en gran parte por Charles Edmund Giles entre 1852 y 1855. ^{[ 7 ]}

• Fotografías, historia e información sobre Kingweston .
• Documentos de Dickinson 1675-1849 Archivados el 4 de marzo de 2016 en Wayback Machine Registros de los documentos de Dickinson