Place:Yatton, Somerset, England

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NameYatton
Alt namesClaverhamsource: hamlet in parish
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates51.4°N 2.817°W
Located inSomerset, England
Also located inAvon, England     (1974 - 1996)
See alsoWinterstoke Hundred, Somerset, Englandhundred in which it was located
Axbridge Rural, Somerset, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Woodspring District, Avon, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-1996
North Somerset District, Somerset, England|district municipality and unitary authority covering the area since 1996
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Yatton (#23 on map) is a civil parish and a village in Somerset, England. It is located 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Bristol. Its population in the UK census of 2011 was 7,552. The parish includes Claverham, a small village which was originally a farming hamlet.

The origins of the village and its name are unclear; however, there is evidence of Iron Age hill fort and a Roman villa in the area. The arrival of the railway in the 19th century and more recent road building have led to expansion of the village with Yatton now acting as a home to many commuters, while also supporting manufacturing industry and commerce. The village is located on the North Somerset Levels, where the low-lying land, a mixture of peat, estuarine alluvium and low hills of sand and gravel, is crossed by a myriad of watercourses, providing a habitat for several scarce species.

St Mary's Church dates from the 14th century and there are a range of other places of worship.

History

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Yatton#History.

Image:Long Ashton Rural 1900 small.png

Governance

Yatton was a parish in the Winterstoke Hundred, one of the hundreds or early subdivisions of the county of Somerset. From 1894 until 1974 it was part of the Long Ashton 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. In addition, this area of Somerset with the city of Bristol and part of Gloucestershire were declared a new county named Avon. Like other counties, it had non-metropolitan districts covering the more non-urban areas. The area directly south of Bristol and east to the border with Wiltshire was placed in the Wansdyke District, while the section west to the Bristol Channel was placed in the Woodspring District. The county of Avon only lasted until 1996. When it was abolished a slight restructuring of non-metropolitan districts occurred to allow those parts of Avon to return to Somerset and Gloucestershire.

While in Avon, Walton in Gordano was in the Woodspring District and since 1996 is in the unitary authority of North Somerset, England.


Research Tips

  • [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Yatton GENUKI page on Yatton.
  • 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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