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| Around 1 mile from Westcombe is an ] ] on ] which may have been settled since the ]. | Around 1 mile from Westcombe is an ] ] on ] which may have been settled since the ]. | ||
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Batcombe is thought to be been established around the year ] ] following the ]. Both settlements are recorded in the ] written after the ] Invasion of ] in the year ]. | ||
| The Mendip district was, for several centuries, highly dependent on the ] industry, with which these villages were linked. | |||
| For along time the Bisse family owned much property in Batcombe, as well as other local villages such including Spargrove. | |||
| The property in Westcombe was historically owned by a single family, the Ernst family who lived in the ] ], ]. Most of the estate was sold in ], and divided between two daughters. One inherited Westcombe House and the other all the families wealth. | |||
| Batcombe has a war memorial dedicated to those who gave their lives in the ] (]). | |||
| In ] Batcombe village hall was built next to the village ]. The hall was constructed largely of ] and was built by local villagers. By the ] the hall's age was beginning to show, and it was clearly ]. In the late 1990s plans were begun for a new village hall to replace it. In ] the village hall was demolished, mainly by local people. Once the site had been cleared (most of the wood being recycled) the foundations were laid for the new hall. The "Batcombe Jubilee Hall" was completed in May ], and was officially opened by HRH ] on the ] 2002. The Jubilee Hall is mainly of stone construction, with two sides of eternal timber. In all the project cost over ]500,000. Just like the old village hall, the Jubilee Hall is run by the "Batcombe Village Hall Trust", a ] organisation of ] who run the hall. | In ] Batcombe village hall was built next to the village ]. The hall was constructed largely of ] and was built by local villagers. By the ] the hall's age was beginning to show, and it was clearly ]. In the late 1990s plans were begun for a new village hall to replace it. In ] the village hall was demolished, mainly by local people. Once the site had been cleared (most of the wood being recycled) the foundations were laid for the new hall. The "Batcombe Jubilee Hall" was completed in May ], and was officially opened by HRH ] on the ] 2002. The Jubilee Hall is mainly of stone construction, with two sides of eternal timber. In all the project cost over ]500,000. Just like the old village hall, the Jubilee Hall is run by the "Batcombe Village Hall Trust", a ] organisation of ] who run the hall. | ||
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Batcombe is a village and civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England, situated in the steep valley of the River Alham five miles south east of Shepton Mallet. The parish has a population of 400 (2002 estimate). Batcombe village is at the heart of the parish, which also includes the hamlets of Westcombe, Spargrove and Eastcombe (historically Ashcombe).
History
Around 1 mile from Westcombe is an Iron Age hill fort on Smalldown Knoll which may have been settled since the Bronze Age.
Batcombe is thought to be been established around the year 660 CE following the Saxon invasion of Great Britain. Both settlements are recorded in the Domesday Book written after the Norman Invasion of England in the year 1066. The Mendip district was, for several centuries, highly dependent on the wool industry, with which these villages were linked.
For along time the Bisse family owned much property in Batcombe, as well as other local villages such including Spargrove.
Batcombe has a war memorial dedicated to those who gave their lives in the First World War (The Great War).
In 1933 Batcombe village hall was built next to the village school. The hall was constructed largely of timber and was built by local villagers. By the 1990s the hall's age was beginning to show, and it was clearly rotting. In the late 1990s plans were begun for a new village hall to replace it. In 2001 the village hall was demolished, mainly by local people. Once the site had been cleared (most of the wood being recycled) the foundations were laid for the new hall. The "Batcombe Jubilee Hall" was completed in May 2002, and was officially opened by HRH Prince Charles on the 25 May 2002. The Jubilee Hall is mainly of stone construction, with two sides of eternal timber. In all the project cost over UK£500,000. Just like the old village hall, the Jubilee Hall is run by the "Batcombe Village Hall Trust", a charitable organisation of volunteers who run the hall.