Bishops Lydeard
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Bishops Lydeard is a village and parish in Somerset, UK, situated on the A358 road and West Somerset Railway five miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 3,949 [1]. Near the village is Sandhill Park. It is an important railway station on the West Somerset Railway.
The name of the village probably relates to Gisa, Bishop of Wells who was one the principle episcopal landowners of Somerset at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086. Lydeard is a compound of two Saxon personal names Lide (Lloyd) and Geard, the latter remaining as a local name , "Yarde". As well as a personal name, geard means 'a fence, enclosure, courtyard or dwelling'.[2]
[edit] Church
The church of St Mary dates from the 14th and 15th century and in 1860-62 extended by one bay and a vestry by Jeboult of Taunton. It is a grade I listed building.[3] Several of the tombs in the churchyard are also of historical importance, and two crosses one dating from the 14th century[4] and the other the towns market cross which was moved to the churchyard in the 19th century.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Somerset County Council, 2002 population estimates.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1874336032.
- ^ Church of St Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ Adkins, Lesley and Roy (1992). A field Guide to Somerset Archeology. Stanbridge: Dovecote press. ISBN 0946159947.
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