Place:Ansford, Somerset, England

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NameAnsford
Alt namesAlmsfordsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates51.09°N 2.51°W
Located inSomerset, England
See alsoCatsash Hundred, Somerset, Englandhundred in which it was located
Wincanton Rural, Somerset, Englandrural district 1894-1974
South Somerset District, Somerset, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Ansford (#3 on map) is a civil parish and a village in Somerset, England, situated on the northern edge of the town of Castle Cary (#8). The village lies on the A371 road, close to Castle Cary railway station and the River Brue, where the bridge dates from 1823. The village had a population of 1,085 in the UK census of 2011.

There is a Methodist church and the Church of England St Andrew's, which has a 15th-century tower.

Governance

Ansford was originally a parish in the Catsash Hundred, one of the hundreds or early subdivisions of the county of Somerset. From 1894 until 1974 it was part of the Wincanton Rural District.

In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, all urban and rural districts across England were abolished and counties were reorganized into metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts. Ansford joined the non-metropolitan South Somerset District.

Image:Wincanton Rural 1900 small.png

Research tips

An article on Ansford from the Victoria History of the Counties of EnglandHistory of the County of Somerset, produced by The Institute of Historical Research.

  • The Somerset Heritage Centre (incorporating what was formerly the Somerset Record Office and the Somerset Local Studies Library) can be found at its new location at Langford Mead in Taunton. It has an online search facility leading to pages of interest, including maps from the First and Second Ordnance Survey (select "Maps and Postcards" from the list at the left, then enter the parish in the search box).
    The Heritage Centre has an email address: archives@somerset.gov.uk.
  • Three maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrate the changes in political boundaries over the period 1830-1945. All have expanding scales and on the second and third this facility is sufficient that individual parishes can be inspected.
  • Somerset Hundreds as drawn in 1832. This map was prepared before The Great Reform Act of that year. Note the polling places and representation of the various parts of the county.
  • Somerset in 1900, an Ordnance Survey map showing rural districts, the boundaries of the larger towns, the smaller civil parishes of the time, and some hamlets and villages in each parish
  • Somerset in 1943, an Ordnance Survey map showing the rural districts after the changes to their structure in the 1930s
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