LITTON, SOMERSET

'Litton' () is a small village between Chewton Mendip and West Harptree in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. Very close to the village are the Litton Reservoirs.
Litton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Litune'', meaning 'The small enclosure' from the Old English ''lyt'' and ''tun''. It was the property of Gisa, Bishop of Wells.^[2]
The shape of some of the existing fields with cross-slope and down-slope field banks and cultivated ridges forming an interleaving irregular mosaic suggest they are of medieval origin.^[3]

Contents

Government and politics

Demographics

Church of St Mary

Listed Buildings

References

External links

Government and politics

Litton is part of the Nedge Ward which is represented by one councillor on the Mendip District Council which has wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc. The village is a part of the Somerton and Frome constituency and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census the Nedge Ward (which includes Chewton Mendip), had 2,074 residents, living in 893 households, with an average age of 40.0 years. Of these 78% of residents describing their health as 'good', 18% of 16-74 year olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.8% of all economically active people aged 16-74. In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, it was ranked at 26,803 out of 32,482 wards in England, where 1 was the most deprived LSOA and 32,482 the least deprived.^[4]

Church of St Mary

The anglican church of St Mary dates from the 13th Century. It has a perpendicular tower with a bell chamber. It is a grade I listed building. Several of the memorials and crosses in the churchyard are also listed buildings.^[5][6][7][8]

Listed Buildings

There are a range of other listed buildings in the village including; Sherborne House is a Grade II listed building () as is Manor Farmhouse, which dates from the early 17th century.

References

1. Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002
2. Somerset Place Names, , Stephen, Robinson, The Dovecote Press Ltd, 1992,
3. Mendip Hills An Archaeological Survey of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
4. Neighbourhood Statistics LSOA Mendip 006B Nedge
5. Church of St Mary
6. Gooden monument at Church of St Mary
7. Group of 3 monuments at Church of St Mary
8. Group of 4 monuments at Church of St Mary

External links

★ Litton Village Web Site