Wick St. Lawrence
Wick St. Lawrence | |
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Ancient cross and Church of St Lawrence | |
Wick St. Lawrence Location within Somerset | |
Population | 1,331 [1] |
OS grid reference | ST365655 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Weston-super-Mare |
Postcode district | BS22 |
Dialling code | 01934 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Wick St. Lawrence is a civil parish and village in Somerset, England. It falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. The population of the parish, which includes Bourton, in the 2011 census was 1,331.[1]
History[]
The parish of Wick St Lawrence was part of the Winterstoke Hundred, while Bourton was in Portbury Hundred.[2]
The 15th century village cross stands on an area of grass opposite the parish church, raised up on five ascending octagonal stone platforms.[3] The crosshead was destroyed during the time of the English Civil Wars.[4] It is a Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument.[5]
The which carries the road from the village to nearby Worle over the River Banwell was built in the late 18th or early 19th century.[6]
Governance[]
North Somerset's area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters are in the town hall in Weston-super-Mare. Between 1 April 1974 and 1 April 1996, it was the Woodspring district of the county of Avon.[7] Before 1974 that the parish was part of the Axbridge Rural District.[8]
Religious sites[]
The windows of the church are in the Perpendicular style, while the modest tower has a peal of six bells; the oldest of which were cast in 1655. The intricately carved stone pulpit came from Woodspring Priory in 1536 following the Dissolution of the Monasteries.[4]
It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b "2011 Census Profile". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Village cross". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ a b Smith, Rosie & Howard. North Somerset Coast in Watercolours. The Garret Press, Weston-super-Mare. ISBN 0-9541546-5-7
- ^ "Village Cross 5 Yards East of Banksea Cottages". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Ebdon Bow Bridge". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995". HMSO. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
- ^ "Axbridge RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Parish Church of St. Lawrence". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
External links[]
Media related to Wick St Lawrence at Wikimedia Commons
- Civil parishes in Somerset
- Ports and harbours of Somerset
- Villages in North Somerset