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Rode, Somerset, the Glossary

Rode (formerly Road) is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset in England, north-east of Frome and south-west of Trowbridge.^[1]

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Animal sanctuary

An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and to be protected for the rest of their lives.

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Bass Brewery

Bass Brewery was founded in 1777 by William Bass in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

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Bath, Somerset

Bath (RP) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.

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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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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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Ceremonial counties of England

Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed.

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Charles Edward Davis

Charles Edward Davis (29 August 1827 – 10 May 1902) was an English architect and antiquary.

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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her death in 1818.

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Christ Church, Rode

The Anglican Church of St Peter in Rode, within the English county of Somerset, dates from 1824.

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Church of St Lawrence, Rode

The Church of St Lawrence in Rode, Somerset, England, dates from the late 14th and early 15th century.

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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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Committal procedure

In law, a committal procedure is the process by which a defendant is charged with a serious offence under the criminal justice systems of all common law jurisdictions except the United States.

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Commutation (law)

In law, a commutation is the substitution of a lesser penalty for that given after a conviction for a crime.

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Commuter town

A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial.

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Constance Kent

Constance Emily Kent (1844–1944) was an English woman who confessed to the murder of her half-brother, Francis Saville Kent, in 1860, when she was aged 16 and he aged three.

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Cremation

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

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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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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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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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Flagpole

A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag.

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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. Rode, Somerset and Frome are civil parishes in Somerset.

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Frome Rural District

Frome was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.

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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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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.

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Inspector

Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank.

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Jack Whicher

Detective Inspector Jonathan "Jack" Whicher (1 October 1814 – 29 June 1881) was an English police detective.

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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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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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Lullington, Somerset

Lullington is a village and civil parish just across the Mells River from Beckington and north east of Frome, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. Rode, Somerset and Lullington, Somerset are civil parishes in Somerset and villages in Mendip District.

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Magistrate

The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law.

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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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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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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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Non-metropolitan district

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

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Norton St Philip

Norton St Philip is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. Rode, Somerset and Norton St Philip are civil parishes in Somerset and villages in Mendip District.

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Packhorse bridge

A packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses (horses loaded with sidebags or panniers) across a river or stream.

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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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Plough

A plough or plow (US; both) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting.

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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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Pub

A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.

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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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Recycling

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

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Redundant church

A redundant church, now referred to as a closed church, is a church building that is no longer used for Christian worship.

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River Frome, Somerset

The River Frome is a river in Somerset, England.

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Royal blue

Royal blue is a deep and vivid shade of blue.

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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/Rode,_Somerset

Also known as Road Hill House, Road, Somerset, Road, Wiltshire, Rode Hill, Rode, England, Rode, Wiltshire.

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