Halstock
Encyclopedia
Halstock is a village in north west Dorset
, England
, five miles south of Yeovil
, and lies on the route of the ancient Harrow Way
. The village has a population
of 470 (2001), down from a peak of over 600 in the mid-nineteenth century.
, containing only the parish itself. It was the site of the martyrdom of Saint Juthwara
(Juthware), and a Romano-British
Villa, excavated between 1967-1985.
See List of liberties in Dorset.
s - "The New Inn" (New Inn Farm), which closed in the late 1950s; and the unusually named "The Quiet Woman" (usually taken as a reference to St Juthware), which closed as a Public house
in the mid 1990s, but still provides Bed and breakfast
accommodation.
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, five miles south of Yeovil
Yeovil
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
, and lies on the route of the ancient Harrow Way
Harrow Way
The Harrow Way forms the western part of the Old Way, an ancient trackway in the south of England, dating from the Neolithic period, which can be traced from Rochester and the Channel ports in the Straits of Dover along the North Downs and through Guildford, Farnham, Andover and Basingstoke to...
. The village has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 470 (2001), down from a peak of over 600 in the mid-nineteenth century.
History
Halstock formerly constituted a libertyLiberty (division)
Originating in the Middle Ages, a liberty was traditionally defined as an area in which regalian rights were revoked and where land was held by a mesne lord...
, containing only the parish itself. It was the site of the martyrdom of Saint Juthwara
Juthwara
Saint Juthwara was a British virgin and martyr from Dorset, who probably lived in the 6th century. Her relics were translated to Sherborne during the reign of Ethelred the Unready...
(Juthware), and a Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British culture describes the culture that arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest of AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia. It arose as a fusion of the imported Roman culture with that of the indigenous Britons, a people of Celtic language and...
Villa, excavated between 1967-1985.
See List of liberties in Dorset.
Inns
The Village formerly had two InnINN
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s - "The New Inn" (New Inn Farm), which closed in the late 1950s; and the unusually named "The Quiet Woman" (usually taken as a reference to St Juthware), which closed as a Public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
in the mid 1990s, but still provides Bed and breakfast
Bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
accommodation.