West Bagborough
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 The Rising Sun, West Bagborough |
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| West Bagborough shown within Somerset | |
| Population | 358 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST171333 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode district | TA4 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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West Bagborough is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 358.
The village lies on the south-west slopes of the and combines with the neighbouring hamlets of Shopnoller, Seven Ash and Westwood to form the parish of West Bagborough. The village has a wide variety of properties, with a wide range of building techniques and ages. Due to its availability, local red sandstone features heavily in buildings, both ancient and modern. The village has a 16th-century inn (the Rising Sun), a village hall, and a number of establishments offering accommodation.
The origin of the village name is open to some debate and is thought to either come from the name "Begas Barrow" (meaning badger's hill) or from an amalgamation of the family name "Baga" and the Old English word for hill, "beorg". In either case, by 1086, when the Domesday Book was compiled, the name had become Bageberge.
Around Wills Neck and the Triscombe Stone are several bowl barrows and cairns dating from the Bronze Age.
The parish of West Bagborough was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred.
Enclosure of lands within the parish was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1806.
In October 2001 a hoard of 4th-century Roman silver was discovered in the village. The 681 coins included two denarii from the early 2nd century and eight miliarense and 671 siliqua all dating from the period AD 337 – 367. The majority were struck in the reigns of emperors Constantius II and Julian and derive from a range of mints including Arles and Lyons in France, Trier in Germany and Rome. It became known as the West Bagborough Hoard.
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