Haselbury Plucknett
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 Haselbury House |
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 Haselbury Plucknett first school |
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 Haselbury Plucknett
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| Haselbury Plucknett shown within Somerset | |
| Population | 744 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST475105 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Crewkerne |
| Postcode district | TA18 |
| Dialling code | 01460 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Haselbury Plucknett is a village and civil parish on the River Parrett in Somerset, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 744.
It is the final resting place of 'Blessed' Wulfric, who was never formally canonised, and who died 20 February 1154.
The village has a small primary school, run by the Church of England. It did have a small village shop and post office, however this closed in September 2009. The only pub/restaurant in the village is The White Horse at Haselbury.
The first part of the village name means a hazel grove and the second part from the name of its medieval owners.
It was one of the few manors which retained its Saxon owner, Brismar, after the Norman Conquest. A later Lord of the manor, Richard of Haselbury, rebelled against King John and was hanged at Sherborne.
Saint Wulfric arrived in the village in 1125 and was visited by Henry I and other nobility. He died in 1154 and was buried in the east end of the north aisle of the church, which became known as St Wufric's aisle, but there is no trace in the current church.
The parish was part of the hundred of Houndsborough.
Haselbury Bridge (sometimes called Haslebury Old Bridge) is a stone built bridge dating from the 14th century. It is a scheduled monument and Grade II* listed building. The two arch bridge was built of local Hamstone and carries a small road over the River Parrett. Each of the arches has a 3 metres (9.8 ft) span. The bridge is 4.1 metres (13 ft) wide including the parapet on each side. In the 17th century it carried the main route between Salisbury and Exeter and later marked the boundary between the Chard and Yeovil Turnpike trusts. The bridge was bypassed in 1831.
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