TREBOROUGH
DOMESDAY BOOK
Edric held it before 1066; it paid tax for 1/2 hide. Land for 5 ploughs. In lordship 1plough & the whole (of the land), except for 10 acres. 1 villager who holds the said 10 acres. Woodland 30 acres; pasture 1 league long and as wide. Value7s, for it has been laid waste; when he aquired it, as much.
THE NAME OF THE PARISH
The name Treborough: is said to mean the hill with trees.
ADMINISTRATION
AN ANCIENT PARISH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: WILLITON POOR LAW UNION,
RURAL SANITARY DISTRICT, RURAL DISTRICT AND
WEST SOMERSET DISTRICT COUNCIL
PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION: BRIDGWATER DIVISION1918-*
RURAL DEANERIES: DUNSTER UNTIL 1872, WIVELISCOMBE 1872-1951, DUNSTER 1951-1973, EXMOOR 1973-*
THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. PETER
The church is thought to date from the13th century. It was reconstructed in the 19th century as seen today. The tower aquired its pyramid roof at the time of reconstruction and houses 3 bells, the oldest dating from pre-Reformation times. The font is said to be 500 years old and the wooden pulpit is of considerable age.
Treborough with Leighland and Old Cleeve, (Roadwater) and (Washford)
Local Treborough Civil Parish Administration
Contact -Contact Details can be found at West Somerset Council.