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Mells, Somerset, the Glossary

105 relations: Abbot of Glastonbury, Alfred Munnings, Annunziata Rees-Mogg, Arthur Asquith, Battle of Cambrai (1917), Benjamin Ferrey, Building regulations in the United Kingdom, Burne-Jones baronets, Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice, Cemetery, Christopher Hollis (politician), Church of England, Civil parish, Coaching inn, Condé Nast Traveler, Cremation, David & Charles, Deed, Domesday Book, Easter Monday, Edwin Lutyens, English Heritage, Environmental health, Equestrian statue of Edward Horner, Fire department, First-past-the-post voting, France, Frances Horner, Frank Beauchamp, Frome, Glastonbury Abbey, Greater horseshoe bat, Hemington, Somerset, Heritage at Risk Register, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Hundred (county division), Hundred of Frome, Iron, Iron ore, James Fussell IV, Jenson Button, Joan Heal, Kilmersdon, Lesser horseshoe bat, Library, Listed building, Little Jack Horner, Local education authorities in England and Wales, Local Government Act 1972, Marketplace, ... Expand index (55 more) »
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Abbot of Glastonbury

The Abbot of Glastonbury was the head (or abbot) of the Anglo-Saxon and eventually Benedictine house of Glastonbury Abbey at Glastonbury in Somerset, England.

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Alfred Munnings

Sir Alfred James Munnings, (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) is known as having been one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism.

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Annunziata Rees-Mogg

Annunziata Mary Rees-Mogg (born 25 March 1979) is a British freelance journalist whose focus is finance, economics, and European politics.

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Brigadier General Arthur Melland Asquith, (24 April 1883 – 25 August 1939) was a senior officer of the Royal Naval Division, a Royal Navy land detachment attached to the British Army during the First World War.

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Battle of Cambrai (1917)

The Battle of Cambrai (Battle of Cambrai, 1917, First Battle of Cambrai and Schlacht von Cambrai) was a British attack in the First World War, followed by the biggest German counter-attack against the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) since 1914.

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Benjamin Ferrey

Benjamin Ferrey FSA FRIBA (1 April 1810–22 August 1880) was an English architect who worked mostly in the Gothic Revival.

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Building regulations in the United Kingdom

Building regulations in the United Kingdom are statutory instruments or statutory regulations that seek to ensure that the policies set out in the relevant legislation are carried out.

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Burne-Jones baronets

The Burne-Jones Baronetcy, of Rottingdean in the County of Sussex, and of The Grange in the Parish of Fulham in the County of London, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice

Hilary Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice (born 20 August 1968) is a British journalist, contributing editor and columnist at The Financial Times, senior fellow at Harvard University and former director of policy for Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Cemetery

A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park, is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred.

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Christopher Hollis (politician)

Maurice Christopher Hollis, known as Christopher Hollis (2 December 1902 – 5 May 1977), was a British schoolmaster, university teacher, author and Conservative politician.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Coaching inn

The coaching inn (also coaching house or staging inn) was a vital part of Europe's inland transport infrastructure until the development of the railway, providing a resting point (layover) for people and horses.

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Condé Nast Traveler

Condé Nast Traveler is a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published by Condé Nast.

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Cremation

Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.

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David & Charles

David & Charles Ltd is an English publishing company.

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Deed

A deed is a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially concerning the ownership of property or legal rights.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.

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Easter Monday

Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in some countries.

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Edwin Lutyens

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places.

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Environmental health

Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health.

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Equestrian statue of Edward Horner

The equestrian statue of Edward Horner stands inside St Andrew's Church in the village of Mells in Somerset, south-western England.

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Fire department

A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression services as well as other rescue services.

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First-past-the-post voting

First-preference plurality (FPP)—often shortened simply to plurality—is a single-winner system of positional voting where voters mark one candidate as their favorite, and the candidate with the largest number of points (a '''''plurality''''' of points) is elected.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Frances Horner

Frances Jane Horner, Lady Horner (née Graham; 28 March 18541939 England and Wales Register – 1 March 1940) was a British hostess, member of the Souls social group, and a patron of the arts.

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Frank Beauchamp

Colonel Sir Frank Beachim Beauchamp, 1st Baronet CBE (born Mells, Somerset 1866, died Worthing, West Sussex, 17 June 1950) was an industrialist who owned mines in the Somerset coalfield, notably in Midsomer Norton and Radstock. Mells, Somerset and Frank Beauchamp are Somerset coalfield.

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Frome

Frome is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills and on the River Frome, south of Bath. Mells, Somerset and Frome are civil parishes in Somerset.

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Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.

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Greater horseshoe bat

The greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) is an insectivorous bat of the genus Rhinolophus.

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Hemington, Somerset

Hemington is a village and civil parish north west of Frome, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. Mells, Somerset and Hemington, Somerset are civil parishes in Somerset and villages in Mendip District.

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Heritage at Risk Register

An annual Heritage at Risk Register is published by Historic England.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Hundred of Frome

The Hundred of Frome is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element.

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Iron ore

Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted.

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James Fussell IV

James Fussell IV (1748–1832) was an iron magnate operating the Old Iron Works, Mells in Vallis Vale between Mells and Great Elm in Somerset.

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Jenson Button

Jenson Alexander Lyons Button (born 19 January 1980) is a British racing driver currently competing in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship with Hertz Team Jota.

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Joan Heal

Joan Heal (17 October 1922 – 12 April 1998) was an English actress and singer, known for her appearances in revue in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Kilmersdon

Kilmersdon is a village and civil parish on the north eastern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset between the towns of Radstock and Frome. Mells, Somerset and Kilmersdon are civil parishes in Somerset, Somerset coalfield and villages in Mendip District.

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Lesser horseshoe bat

The lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) is a type of small European and North African insectivorous bat, related to its larger cousin, the greater horseshoe bat.

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Library

A library is a collection of books, and possibly other materials and media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Little Jack Horner

"Little Jack Horner" is a popular English nursery rhyme with the Roud Folk Song Index number 13027.

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Local education authorities (LEAs) were defined in England and Wales as the local councils responsible for education within their jurisdictions.

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Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

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Marketplace

A marketplace, market place, or just market, or mart is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods.

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Mary Berry

Dame Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings (née Berry; born 24 March 1935) is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter.

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Mells Manor

Mells Manor at Mells, Somerset, England, was built in the 16th century for Edward Horner, altered in the 17th century, partially demolished around 1780, and restored by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the 20th century.

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Mells Park

Mells Park is a country estate of near Mells, Somerset, England.

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Mells River

The Mells River flows through the eastern Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.

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Mells Road railway station

Mells Road railway station served the village of Mells, Somerset, England from 1875 to 1959 linking Radstock to Frome, Somerset on the Heart of Wessex Line.

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Mells Village Hall

Mells Village Hall in Mells, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century as a tithe barn and now serves as the village hall.

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Mells War Memorial

Mells War Memorial is a First World War memorial by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the village of Mells in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, south-western England.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Mendip District

Mendip was a local government district of Somerset in England.

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Narcissus (plant)

Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae.

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Nathaniel Ireson

Nathaniel Ireson (1685– 18 April 1769) was a potter, architect and mason best known for his work around Wincanton in Somerset, England.

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National Cycle Route 24

National Cycle Route 24, otherwise known as the Colliers Way currently runs from Dundas Aqueduct to Frome via Radstock, although it is intended to provide a continuous cycle route from Bristol and South Wales to Southampton and Portsmouth.

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Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)

Neighbourhood Watch in the United Kingdom is the largest voluntary crime prevention movement covering England and Wales with upwards of 2.3 million household members.

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Nikolaus Pevsner

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951–74).

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Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England.

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Old Iron Works, Mells

Old Iron Works, Mells (Fussells' Lower Works) is a 0.25 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, in the Wadbury Valley, south of the village of Mells in Somerset, notified in 1987.

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Parish council (England)

A parish council is a civil local authority found in England, which is the lowest tier of local government.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

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Planning permission

Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions.

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Police

The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself.

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Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB, later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, Frederic George Stephens and Thomas Woolner who formed a seven-member "Brotherhood" partly modelled on the Nazarene movement.

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Preschool

A preschool (sometimes spelled as pre school or pre-school), also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school.

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Public housing in the United Kingdom

Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011 when the number of households in private rental housing surpassed the number in social housing.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that may charge a posted fee for each trip.

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Raymond Asquith

Raymond Herbert Asquith (6 November 1878 – 15 September 1916) was an English barrister and eldest son of British prime minister H. H. Asquith.

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Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith

Raymond Benedict Bartholomew Michael Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (born 24 August 1952), is a British former diplomat and hereditary peer, styled Viscount Asquith until he succeeded to his father's peerage titles on 16 January 2011.

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Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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Richard Whiting (abbot)

Richard Whiting O.S.B (1461 – 15 November 1539) was an English monk and the last Abbot of Glastonbury.

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Ronald Knox

Ronald Arbuthnott Knox (17 February 1888 – 24 August 1957) was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster.

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Rural district

A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mells,_Somerset

Also known as Lower Vobster, Lower Vobster, Somerset, Upper Vobster, Upper Vobster, Somerset, Vobster, Vobster, Somerset.

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