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Hardington Mandeville maps
Historic maps of Hardington Mandeville and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hardington Mandeville maps
Hardington Mandeville photos
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East Coker| North Perrott| Haselbury Plucknett| Sutton Bingham| Brympton| Halstock| Preston| Montacute| Barwick| Misterton| Yeovil| Merriott| Stoke-Sub-Hamdon| Crewkerne| Melbury Osmond| Tintinhull| Bradford Abbas| Yetminster| Hinton St George| Martock| South Petherton| Seavington St Michael| Evershot| Mudford| Broadwindsor
Hardington Mandeville area books
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Somerset memories
Clare School
I was at Clare School in the latter part of the fifties and recently visited East Coker and was unable to find the school. Mr H T Bowden started the school. What has happened to the old building?
Grandparents
My father was in the RAF (Ron Jerred) and whenever we came back from abroad we went to Odcombe until he was given a new posting. Me and my sister would go to Odcombe school for short periods. My main memories are of the smell of the little sweet shop and playing in the playground at the school. I have so many memories I do not know where to start.
My Mum and Dad were married at Odcombe church and My sister and I were christened there also. My Aunt was married there and my sister and I were her bridesmaids.
My grandmother lived in the Broadway and my sister and I would walk through the allotments opposite (now houses) and go to Mrs Halletts house in Rex Road to watch childrens' television.
I could go on forever. I will come back and give you more memories at a later date.
Grandfather Hatcher
My grandfather, Frederick John Scott Hatcher, married a Guernsey girl, Alice Bougourd. There are Bougourds buried in the Churchyard at Haselbury. I believe the family lived in Haselbury Plucknett, and I know that Grandfather received a grammar school education courtesy of the 'big house' and that he was employed there as a coachman. I know the steward's name was ? Parsons but I should love to know who lived at the Big House because there has to be a reason why a stonemason's son went to grammar school. I believe one of the family became the village midwife. I am a Jersey woman, far from home and living in Cornwall, retired and trying to trace my roots. Can you help? One clue is the China warehouse of Thomas Bullen(?). He used my Guernsey great family boats to export to Guernsey and we used to export cod back to England which we caught on the Gaspe cod banks. Grandfather Hatcher taught Parisien French to Dr Lille's daughters and at the same... Read more
What's in A Name?
My surname is Plucknett. Today I discovered the village of 'Haselbury Plucknett', not in the flesh of course, sadly, but when I Googled my surname to discover it's history I found I had a namesake in the shape of a village in Somerset. I am now wondering if there is any history on the name and where it originated from? I believe the name Plucknett means 'Blanket maker' - wouldn't it be lovely if blanket making was a regular trade once upon a time in Haselbury. My name was traced back to the 11th Century around the Norman invasion, Haselbury Plucknett must also be a village that's from that period, how exciting I think it is to discover so much about one's name but desire so much more. Are you a Plucknett living in Somerset? Do you know the history of the village?
debraplucknett@yahoo.co.uk
Growing up in Haselbury Plucknet
I lived at Haselbury at Newclose number 31, next to the football field. I have been trying to locate an old mate of mine, his name is Michael Dobbs, his family used to run the White Horse pub in the village, his father was Jim Dobbs the landlord.
Brympton D'evercy - as I Knew it Claire School
I spent as a boy four years from 1970 to 1974 at this magnificent house, as it was a boys' boarding school. It was a fantastic place to be as a 10 year old, to study and grow up.
I yearn to return and see its splendid huge wooden staircase we use to slide down, its hamstone turret stairscases, and the japanese garden that we spent many hours tending due to detention!!!!
I hope the house is still in good hands it is a national treasure in my eyes and I feel privliged to have lived there for four years of Brympton's long history.
Western Morning News 28.12.09 Brympton
1959 - 1962 I was also in 'inmate' of Clare School at Brympton, this spectacular alleged Inigo Jones fronted building and certainly then did not value its stature until later in life. It is featured in the BBC programme 'The Turn of the Screw' on 31st Dec 2009 and page 2 of the Western Morning News. The Hockey pitch (front lawn) looks in remarkably good nick so The Glossops, the now owners, have done a good job. The paper says they are encouraging folk to visit and use the house as a wedding venue. I will turn up one day! Alec
