alfistagj wrote:
> "Catman" > schreef in bericht
> . ..
>>> And from Stogursey!
>> Where the hell is that?
>>
>
> "STOGURSEY, (or Stoke-courcy), a parish in the hundred of Cannington,
> county Somerset, 7 miles from Nether Stowey, its post town, and 8 W. of
> Bridgwater. The village is situated near the Bristol Channel, which bounds
> the parish on the N. The parish contains the hamlets of Burton, Knighton,
> Shurton, Stoford, Week, and Fairfield. It returned members to parliament in
> the reign of Edward III. In the vicinity are traces of the De Courcys'
> castle, erected by Fulk de Brent in Henry III.'s time. Stoke Point, which is
> within easy distance, extends about 4 miles into the sea. The soil consists
> of red clay upon a subsoil of stone. The living is a vicarage, with the
> curacy of Lilstock annexed, in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £389, in
> the patronage of Eton College. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a
> tower with six bells; it formed part of a Benedictine priory, founded by
> Will de Falaise in Henry II.'s time, as a cell to the abbey of L'Onley, in
> Normandy. At the suppression it was valued at £58, and was given by Henry
> VI. to Eton College. The register dates from 1647. The parochial charities
> produce about £322 per annum, of which £208 go to almshouses, and Stodden's
> £84 for old maids above fifty years of age. A National school for both sexes
> was built in 1860 at the expense of Sir P. P. Acland, Bart., who is lord of
> the manor and principal landowner. The Independents and Baptists have each a
> chapel. Fairs occur on 24th May, and 23rd September for cattle." From The
> National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin
> Hinson © 2003
>

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