Place:Donyatt, Somerset, England

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NameDonyatt
Alt namesPeasmarshsource: hamlet in parish
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates50.926°N 2.948°W
Located inSomerset, England
See alsoAbdick and Bulstone Hundred, Somerset, Englandhundred in which it was located
Chard Rural, Somerset, Englandrural district 1894-1974
South Somerset District, Somerset, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Donyatt (#12 on map) is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at the source of the River Isle 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Chard in the South Somerset District. The parish includes the hamlet of Peasmarsh. The civil parish had a population of 347 in the UK census of 2011.

In 1328 it was the birthplace of William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, whose family held the manor and built a castle or fortified manor house.

The almshouses in Church Street date from 1624, and were founded under the will of John Dunster of London (died 1625). Next to them is the old school house, which was built in the early 19th century, and the old school which dates from 1871.

The Old Clay puddling house, a circular thatched building, is a former pottery dating from the 18th century, when there were also woollen-mills in the village.

Image:Chard Rural 1900 small.png

Research Tips

  • GENUKI page on Donyatt.
  • 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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