Winsham and surrounds
“Over a thousand years old, it is recorded in the Doomsday Book, and there are plenty of links to be found to both its Saxon and Norman heritage. Winsham is its original name, but then the Saxon pronunciation probably involved a soft ‘s’ rather than the present ‘sh’. Or so we are told, by people who know about these things.
The parish that bears its name covers about 12 sq miles; as a rough guide it is on the southern most tip of Somerset, bounded to the north by Cricket St. Thomas , to the east by the River Axe and Dorset, on the western side is the B3167 (following the site of the old Roman road-The Fosse Way). The road border with Devon is easily accessed, approx. five miles away on the Axminster Rd. Winsham is about four miles from Chard, and about ten miles from Crewkerne and Axminster.
About seven hundred and fifty people live in the parish, in some 320 households; about 80 % live in the village. It is surrounded by six hamlets, all part of the parish-Ammerham, Bridge, Leigh, Whatley, Street and Purtington.
The village is fortunate in having a good pub, The Bell, which also serves excellent food; it also has a 13th C. Church, St. Stephen’s, a United Reformed Chapel, and Primary and pre-school, a village meeting place-The Jubilee Hall. It also has an excellent community owned village shop (open seven days a week) and post office, a football club, a community club and a well-equipped village green, with public seating and play equipment for the kids.”
Excerpt from http://www.winsham.org.uk/Community%20Matters/Welcome%20to%20Winsham.html
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