Great Elm | |
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Great Elm |
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Bridge over Mells River |
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Great Elm shown within Somerset | |
Population | 171 (2011) |
OS grid reference | ST745495 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FROME |
Postcode district | BA11 0 |
Dialling code | 01373 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | |
Great Elm is a village and civil parish between Mells and Frome in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Hapsford.
The name Great Elm was recorded as Telma in the Domesday Book of 1086, and then as Teames in 1236 which is a contraction of aet elm at the elm tree. Little Elm developed into the village of Chantry.
At Tedbury Camp southwest of the village a pot of Roman coins was dug up in 1961.
After the Norman Conquest the manor was held by the Giffards and later by the Hidges family and then the Stracheys.
The parish was part of the hundred of Frome.
For many years in the 18th and 19th centuries Great Elm was the site of water powered mills owned by James Fussell IV.
The Stracheys owned Rock House for a period early in the 20th century. Rock House is now home to Great Elm Physick Garden Ltd, which has produced organic herbal skincare there since 2006. The land at Rock House is registered as organic by the Soil Association.
Hapsford House on Hapsford Hill is a 19th-century country house.
The Jackdaws Music Education Trust has been based in the village since 1993.
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.