STOGUMBER
DOMESDAY BOOK
Richere of Les Andelys holds STOGUMBER church from the King. Before 1066 it paid tax for 2 hides. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 11/2 hides & 3 furlongs. 5 villagers, 4 smallholders and 2 slaves with 2 ploughs & 1 virgate & 1 furlong. Meadow, 3 acres; pasture, 20 acres; woodland, 4 acres. Value £3 and 4 cows; when Richere aquired it, 30s.
THE NAME OF THE PARISH
The name Stogumber: is said to mean the stock where Gumner lived.
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ADMINISTRATION
AN ANCIENT PARISH WITH EARLY SEPERATE CIVIL PARISH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: WILLITON POOR LAW UNION,
RURAL SANITARY DISTRICT, RURAL DISTRICT AND WEST SOMERSET DISTRICT COUNCIL
CIVIL BOUNDARY ALTERATIONS 1883,1884,1885,AND1886
PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION: BRIDGWATER DIVISION 1918-*
RURAL DEANERIES: DUNSTER UNTIL1872 WIVELISCOMBE 1872-1951, DUNSTER 1951-1973, QUANTOCK 1973-*
SEPERATE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH 1770
ECCLESIASTICAL BOUNDARY CHANGES 1954, 1967.
THE PARISH CHURCH OF OUR LADY ST. MARY
A church is thought to have existed on the site in Norman times. The present church dates from the 14th century with additions made from that time. A chapel within the church is the Sydenham Chapel and this is seperated from the rest of the church by wrought iron screening. Considerable restoration work was carried out in the 19th century and the church was reopened for worship in May 1875. Six bells date from 1624 and the church clock is dated as 1792.
Quantock Towers
Bicknoller, Crowcombe, Monksilver, Nettlecombe, Sampford Brett, Stogumber.
Local Stogumber Civil Parish Administration
Contact – Contact Details can be found at West Somerset Council.