A History of the County of Somerset
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336 Pages

30.5 x 21 cm

15 maps, 9 colour and 74 b/w illus.

Series: Victoria County History

Imprint: Victoria County History

A History of the County of Somerset

Volume XII: Dunster, Minehead, and Carhampton

Edited by M.C. Siraut

by Adam Chapman and Matthew Bristow

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Authoritative and detailed account of the history of important Somerset parishes, from prehistory to the present day.

This volume, the twelfth in the Somerset series, describes the history of the eastern part of Carhampton Hundred. Bounded by the Bristol Channel and Exmoor with steep hills forming a backdrop to a coastal plain, the area is now dominated by the seaside town of Minehead whose port overtook its neighbour, Dunster, from the early 15th century. The picturesque village of Dunster is one of the county's most enduring tourist attractions, with its castle formerly home to the Mohuns and their successors the Luttrells, the area's dominant landowners. Earlier, the royal estate of Carhampton dominated the whole area and in the Iron Age, the uplands were controlled by a grouping of defensive enclosures.

Minehead thrived on trade with Wales, Ireland, Europe and the West Indies and -from the 19th century - tourists, brought to the area first by steamer and from 1871 by the railway. In the early 21st century Minehead, the genteel seaside resort enlarged in 1962 following the construction of its holiday camp, serves as the commercial hub of the area. Carhampton includes the small resort of Blue Anchor and on the higher ground to the south, the parishes of Timberscombe, and most of Rodhuish and Withycombe lie within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park.
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Maps and Plans
List of Colour Plates
Editorial Note
Key to Volumes Published and Forthcoming
Note of Sources
Note on Abbreviations

INTRODUCTION: CARHAMPTON HUNDRED: NORTH EAST DIVISION
MARY SIRAUT AND ADAM CHAPMAN with contributions from MATTHEW BRISTOW

The origins of Carhampton Hundred
Administration of the Hundred
Landscape
Geology and Topography
Communications
Settlement
Built Environment
Population
Lordship and Local Government
Agriculture
Natural Resources
Trade and Tourism
Social Life
War and National Events
Religion



MINEHEAD
MARY SIRAUT
additional material by ADAM CHAPMAN and MATTHEW BRISTOW with architectural descriptions by MATTHEW BRISTOW
Introduction
Landownership
Economic History
Social History
Local Government
Religious History

DUNSTER
MARY SIRAULT
additional material by ADAM CHAPMAN and architectural descriptions by MATTHEW BRISTOW
Introduction
Landownership
Economic History
Social History
Local Government
Religious History

CARHAMPTON
MARY SIRAUT
additional material by ADAM CHAPMAN and architectural descriptions by MATTHEW BRISTOW
Introduction
Landownership
Economic History
Social History
Local Government
Religious History


TIMBERSCOME
MARY SIRAUT
architectural descriptions by MATTHEW BRISTOW
Introduction
Landownership
Economic History
Social History
Local Government
Religious History

WITHYCOMBE
MARY SIRAUT
architectural descriptions by MATTHEW BRISTOW
Introduction
Landownership
Economic History
Social History
Local Government
Religious History

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Directories and reports
Theses and unpublished materials
Books, edited volumes and articles

INDEX

Mary Siraut is the editor of the Victoria County History of Somerset based in the Somerset Heritage Centre in Taunton. She is a historian and an archivist and has worked for the Somerset Victoria County History since 1978.

ADAM CHAPMAN, General Editor, Victoria County History, Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London

MATTHEW BRISTOW is an archaeologist and buildings historian. He was Architectural Editor of the Victoria County History and is now a Senior Investigator with Historic England.

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9781904356486

November 2023

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Title Details

336 Pages

3.05 x 2.1 cm

15 maps, 9 colour and 74 b/w illus.

Series: Victoria County History

Imprint: Victoria County History

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