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National Gazetteer (1868) - Horsington
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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"HORSINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Horethorne, county Somerset, 4 miles S. of Wincanton, its post town, and 1 mile from the Templecombe railway station, on the South-Western and Central Dorset lines. The parish is situated on the road from Wincanton to Blandford, and contains the hamlets of South Cheriton and Wilkenthrop. A great portion of the land is in pasture. The soil is various, on sandstone subsoil. There are some brick and tile kilns. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £895. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £729. The church, dedicated to St. John, has a tower containing a clock and five bells. It was rebuilt, with the exception of its chancel and tower, in 1819. The register dates from 1858. The parochial charities produce about £20 per annum. Near the church is an ancient cross. Here is a school for both sexes, also places of worship for the Independents, Wesleyans, and Baptists. The Manor House is the principal residence. John Boulward, Esq., is lord of the manor."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)"SOUTH CHERITON, a hamlet in the parish of Horsington, hundred of Horethorne, in the county of Somerset, half a mile to the S. of North Cheriton.
"WILKENTHRUP, a hamlet in the parish of Horsington, county Somerset, 3 miles S.W. of Wincanton."
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]