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Knowle St Giles

Knowle St Giles
A series of houses along a lane.
Malherbie Court, Knowle St Giles
Knowle St Giles is located in Somerset
Knowle St Giles
Knowle St Giles
Knowle St Giles shown within Somerset
Population 244 (2011)
OS grid reference ST345115
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHARD
Postcode district TA20
Dialling code 01460
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
50°53′57″N 2°55′58″W / 50.899246°N 2.932789°W / 50.899246; -2.932789Coordinates: 50°53′57″N 2°55′58″W / 50.899246°N 2.932789°W / 50.899246; -2.932789

Knowle St Giles is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England, situated on the River Isle 2 miles (3 km) south of Ilminster and 2.5 miles (4 km) north east of Chard. The village has a population of 244.

The parish includes the village of Cricket Malherbie.

In the Domesday book of 1086, Knowle St Giles is recorded as having small holdings by five villani and four bordarii. In the medieval period this grew with the reclamation of forest on Windwhistle Hill.

The parish of St Giles Knowles was part of the South Petherton Hundred.

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including evaluating local planning applications, initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, consulting with the district council on the maintenance and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths and street cleaning, working with the police, district council and neighbourhood watch groups on crime, security and traffic, and assessing environmental and conservation matters such as trees and listed buildings.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Chard Rural District. The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.


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