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Chilcompton

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45: 31: 745: 847:). There have also been some charity events such as sports relief run-a-mile held in the recreational grounds. The primary school hosts summer and winter fairs. The village hall holds many events from the team at Take Art, a group providing a variety of entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, musical acts and other entertaining acts. The local actors guild (CADS — Chilcompton Amateur Dramatics Society) led by a headmaster of a nearby school, Andrew Morris, put on productions every year, traditionally comic, though recently they have moved to more serious plays, such as Shakespeare's 61: 68: 249: 810:
as a result of the Church Building Acts of 1818 and 1824. The 1818 Act supplied a grant of money and established the Church Building Commission to direct its use, and in 1824 made a further grant of money. The building is no longer used for its religious function. It has been converted to a private
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There is a skateboarding park in the north end of the village on the recreational ground, which also has a football pitch, a sports clubhouse and a tennis/basketball court. There are two more parks in the village, one of which is in the south end with a 5-a-side football pitch and a small playpark.
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There is a local store which belongs to the co-operative society, as a branch of the Radstock district co-operative society. There are also two hairdressers in the village, along with a small industrial estate in the north-east of the village. This estate has a few units of small businesses such as
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groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public
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has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and
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transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
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The Chilcompton football team is in division 2 of the junior league. A cricket team is being organised to play the local village rival
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The village holds a village day fete every year, hosting live acts, games, stalls and foodstuffs, along with guest speakers such as
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Inn. The Britannia and Naishes Crossing had been the other two, The Britannia being the later of the two to close in the 1980s.
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There is another in a small cul-de-sac in the east side of the village. The primary school also hosts a multi-sports facility.
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Chilcompton has a primary school called St. Vigor and St. John. The village also has four nearby state secondary schools,
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in the village some time ago; currently there are two left: The Somerset Wagon (previously The Railway) and The
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and lies a short distance to the north of the village. The ecclesiastical parish is now united with that of
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is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as
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Inn won the award for the best rural pub in Mendip in Bloom competition 2006.
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Nova fitness equipment and a small fruit machine distributor. There were four
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Near the village cross there is a modern Catholic church dedicated to St
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The village has a well called Fry's Well which lends its name to a road.
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dates from the 15th century and was largely rebuilt in the 19th. The
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The village falls in the Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton
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tower dates from around 1460 and contains six bells. The
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of 1,918. The village is situated one mile west of the
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Chilcompton is the headquarters of the fashion company
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St John the Baptist's Church
Street scene with stone cross on three tier plinth to the left of the road. In the background is a white walled building.
Chilcompton is located in Somerset
Somerset
Density
OS grid reference
ST645515
Unitary authority
Somerset Council
Ceremonial county
Somerset
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BA3
Dialling code
Police
Avon and Somerset
Fire
Devon and Somerset
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Frome and East Somerset
UK

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