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[[File:Edithmead church.jpg|alt=Small light coloured building behind a hedge and gate.|thumb|Edithmead Church]] |
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The parish includes the |
The parish includes the villages of Watchfield and Edithmead. The developed fringes of eastern Burnham itself are also in the parish. |
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The parish |
The parish in 2011 had a population of 796.<ref name="popn">{{cite web|title=Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles|url=http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls|publisher=Somerset Intelligence|accessdate=4 January 2014|format=Excel}}</ref> |
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Mostly rural Burnham Without consists of drained, low-lying agricultural land between the coast at Burnham itself and [[Brent Knoll]] [[Iron Age]] [[hill fort]], East Huntspill, Walrow and Mark villages |
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== History == |
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The civil parish was formed in 1896, when the rural areas of the civil parish of Highbridge (itself created only in 1894 out of the large parish of Burnham) were separated from the urban area of Highbridge.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10422784/relationships Vision of Britain website]</ref> The parish formed part of [[Axbridge Rural District]] until 1974, when it joined the new District of Sedgemoor. |
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==Governance== |
==Governance== |
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The [[parish council]] has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the |
The [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] 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 on their associated web site. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and on matters of local concern 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 planning matters and the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public 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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For [[local government in England|local government]] purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] of [[Somerset Council]]. Prior to this, it was part of the [[non-metropolitan district]] of [[Sedgemoor]], which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], having previously been part of [[Axbridge Rural District]].<ref name=axbridgerd>{{cite web|title=Axbridge RD|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025515|work=A vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | It is also part of the [[Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridgwater]] [[county constituency]] represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election, and was part of the [[South West England (European Parliament constituency)|South West England constituency]] of the [[European Parliament]] prior to [[Brexit|Britain leaving the European Union]] in January 2020, which elected seven [[Members of the European Parliament|MEPs]] using the [[d'Hondt method]] of [[party-list proportional representation]]. |
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[[Somerset County Council]] are responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as [[Local Education Authority|education]], [[social services]], [[library|libraries]], main roads, [[public transport]], [[police|policing]] and [[fire service]]s, [[Trading Standards|trading standards]], [[waste disposal]] and strategic planning. |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 11 August 2024
Burnham Without is a civil parish in the main located to the east of Burnham-on-Sea and to the north and northeast of Highbridge in Somerset, England.
The parish includes the villages of Watchfield and Edithmead. The developed fringes of eastern Burnham itself are also in the parish.
The parish in 2011 had a population of 796.[1]
Mostly rural Burnham Without consists of drained, low-lying agricultural land between the coast at Burnham itself and Brent Knoll Iron Age hill fort, East Huntspill, Walrow and Mark villages
History
[edit]The civil parish was formed in 1896, when the rural areas of the civil parish of Highbridge (itself created only in 1894 out of the large parish of Burnham) were separated from the urban area of Highbridge.[2] The parish formed part of Axbridge Rural District until 1974, when it joined the new District of Sedgemoor.
Governance
[edit]The parish council 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 on their associated web site. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and on matters of local concern 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 planning matters and the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Axbridge Rural District.[3]
It is also part of the Bridgwater county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020, which elected seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Vision of Britain website
- ^ "Axbridge RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
