A charity founded under the will of maud stodden dated 1727 for poor spinsters or widows was in 1826 distributed weekly to eight women. Andrews of the ards, which the church served the church was enlarged around 1180 when the apses. Historical monuments in wales and english vernacular houses. Stogursey is a large parish on the bristol channel coast west of the river parrett. Stogursey primary school stogursey church of england. A history of the abbies and other monasteries, hospitals, frieries, and cathedral and collegiate churches with their dependencies, in england and wales. A p baggs and m c siraut, stogursey, in a history of the county of somerset. Provides a forum for all historians to meet and exchange ideas. It includes the substantial village and former borough of stogursey, with its castle and priory, and a number of hamlets of which the largest are shurton, north of stogursey village, and stolford, on the coast, and hinkley point nuclear power station. It hosts pages for events, societies, community links and parish council news. J collinson, history and antiquities of the county of somerset i, 1791.
Stogursey, or stokecourcy, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in williton district, somerset. According to domesday book a dane called hacon held nuneham in 1066, fn. English heritage extensive urban survey an archaeological. Gurney manor and stogursey castle collection by the landmark trust.
You can also request a quote from penny the owner through the contact form. Stogursey and the hamlets of burton, knighton, shurton, wick and stolford. Little woodcot is a modern, detached cottage situated in the grounds of the owners home, just less than a mile from shurton in somerset. A house existed on the site from the 12th century and it has been owned by the same family since that time. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of stogursey. Stogursey victory hall feasibility study into the future. There is a slightly earlier map of 1770 showing parts of the surrounding estates and the town at a smaller scale. Holiday at stogursey castle, stogursey, near bridgwater, somerset. It is packed with interest, but in many ways it hasnt been treated kindly.
Represents history as a discipline and historians as a group. Stogursey is moderately well documented, though many of the records relate to the priory rather than the borough. Fairfield house is a historic house in stogursey, somerset, england. At the time of the domesday book of 1086, the village was known simply as stoke, meaning a farm or small settlement, usually one dependant on a larger settlement. Stogursey is the name of a small village and civil parish in the quantock hills in somerset. Palmer, peregrine 160584, of fairfield, stogursey, som. Volume 6, andersfield, cannington, and north petherton hundreds bridgwater. The village is situated near the bristol channel, which bounds the parish on the north. Stogursey, somerset, st andrews church history, photos. Steyning manor is a grade ii listed building in stogursey, somerset, england.
Stogursey, quantock hills, somerset, england on the beach near stogursey are the remains of a submerged forest dated to 2500 b. Great savings on hotels in stogursey, united kingdom online. Norton familystogursey i am currently exploring my family history. Holiday at stogursey castle, stogursey, near bridgwater. A number of my ancestors on my fathers side were from the stogursey,somerset. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. My ggggg grandfather was soloman born stogursey 1741 and my ggggg grandmother was elizabeth norton nee toms born 1745. At the time of the domesday book of 1086, the village was. This modern, detached cottage, set in the grounds of the owners property near shurton sleeps three people. The war memorial in stogursey was constructed circa 19204, to commemorate the 24 fallen of the. Stogursey is the name of a small village and civil parish in the quantock hills in somerset, england. The current building is largely 16thcentury, but has undergone various remodellings since then. Stogursey is a picturesque village on the fringe of the quantock hills, between the hills and the coast.
A small community of monks then settled in stogursey forming the priory of st. Stogursey castle guards the bridge onto a moated island where the castle ruins remain and is available for holidays through the landmark trust. Although the early history of a settlement at stogursey is unclear, there is evidence of later prehistoric and roman activity nearby. Cookies that enable website functionality, so you can browse and book easily. Throughout 2015 the victory hall committee has been working with stogursey parish council and west somerset council to work out how best to improve the 60 year old hall. The people of stogursey have approved a report that details how the victory hall should be redeveloped. Stogursey online a website for the parish of stogursey. This 17thcentury moated gatehouse is all that remains of a larger ancient castle, to the east of the quantock hills.
Welcome to stogursey church of england primary school and pre school. Within a few years, a group of monks were living in stogursey and had built their own priory around 11001107, which was known as the priory of st. Stogursey castle is a fine example of a motte and bailey castle for which there are many historical references recording a continual occupation from its probable norman foundation in the 11th or early 12th century until its demise in 1459 when it fell victim to. Promotes the vitality of historical scholarship through support for research and publication. For a copy of the full scale map, please see the attached pdf 1001144. Stogursey castle is located near the market town of bridgwater and the quantock hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty, and the coast are within easy reach burrow mump is within driving distance from here, where you can enjoy walks and fantastic views in this unique area of the somerset countryside equally close by are the walled gardens of cannington in the beautiful. At the time of the domesday book of 1086, the village was known simply as stoke, meaning a farm or small settlement, usually one dependant on a larger settlement nearby. Stogursey church of england primary school and pre school. Stogursey is a pretty village in northwest somerset, between the quantock hills and bridgwater bay. Stogursey war memorial, stogursey 1431083 historic england.
The new book historians brought the subject within the range of themes studied by the annales school of socioeconomic history. By 1823 the endowment comprised lands in stogursey, nether stowey, and over stowey producing c. History of stogursey in west somerset map and description. We are a small rural school situated in the village of stogursey. County record office recording food price disturbances in the stogursey region. In the higher northwestern areas older early devonian rocks known as hangman grits or, more formally, the hangman sandstone formation predominate and can be seen in the exposed. Click book now to see a full breakdown of the price. Most of the site is in ruins, but there is a thatched gatehouse used for holiday rental by the landmark trust. None of these records have been consulted for this study. Stogursey castle is a medieval castle in somerset, england, now used for holiday rental by the.
There is a brief history of the town extracted from the report or you can download the whole report and maps in portable document format pdf. Heritage list entry summary for stogursey war memorial. For a copy of the full scale map, please see the attached pdf 1431083. The name stogursey is a corruption of stoke courcy. Although i have no personal recollection of this time, being just 1 year old or thereabouts, my mother told me that in the first location, which she referred to as crackers castle, we were made to feel very unwelcome. Stogursey is a civil parish and small village in the quantock hills in somerset, england. To preserve the falaise familys association with normandy the priory was donated as a cell to the benedictine abbey of st mary at lonlay. We are proud of our school, of the children who develop with us over the years. I was evacuated from north london to stogursey in about 1942. Palmer, peregrine 1605 84, of fairfield, stogursey, som.
It is full of clutter, some interesting, some just church junk and the use of shedloads of whitewash inside and out has done this church no favours. The quantock hills are largely formed by rocks of the devonian period, which consist of sediments originally laid down under a shallow sea and slowly compressed into solid rock. They had 6 children, 3 of whom died as babies infants. Stogursey primary school, tower hill, stogursey 2020. You can post local upcoming events on the parish website. A glossary of dialectical and archaic words and phrases used in the west of somerset and east devon 1886 922 pages this dvd contains. Stogursey lies towards the southwest of its parish between the lowlying coast and river areas and the quantock uplands, and in contact with both. Stogursey castle is a medieval castle in somerset, england. This includes essential security and accessibility features. This moated gatehouse is all that remains of a larger ancient castle, to the east of the quantock hills.
Pdf format files and you will need adobe acrobat reader which is free from the adobe website or similar pdf reader installed on your computer to view them. Stogursey, quantock hills, somerset, england on the beach near stogursey are the remains of a submerged forest dated to. Stogursey castle, stogursey 1019035 historic england. Stogursey photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. After the norman conquest william the conqueror gave stoke or stoche as it is called in the domesday book 1086 to william of falaise. Also of all such scotch, irish, and french monasteries, as were in. The village really began to develop after the norman conquest, and several decades after the coming of the normans the church of st andrew was built. Steyning manor, stogursey, somerset history in structure.
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