South Petherton
South Petherton is a very large village/ tiny nation town and civil parish on the River Parrett in the South Somerset area of Somerset, England. It is 5 miles (8 kilometres) eastern of Ilminster and also 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Crewkerne. It had a population of 3,367 in 2011 however in 2019 it's almost 4,500 The church includes the village of Over Stratton as well as the communities of Lower Stratton, Yeabridge as well as Compton Durville, and also is approximately 2 miles (3 kilometres) from East Lambrook, Martock and Lopen. It is unique for the typical hamstone building and construction of a lot of its buildings. In 2005 South Petherton was granted 'Somerset Village of the Year' in a nationwide competition. Historically South Petherton was a market community, however these days is concerned to be a small town with most of its ancient functions having finished by around 1870. Farming has actually traditionally been an essential neighborhood sector, although South Petherton has actually additionally been a centre for handwear cover production, cider manufacturing and also other home industries at numerous factors in its history. Cloth manufacture, continued into the late 18th and also 19th century although this was greatly replaced by sailcloth and after that leather working. The significance of this market can be seen by the variety of mills which continue to be including; the previous flax mill or granary in Hayes End, Joylers Mill, Shutlers Mill, and the previous flax mill promptly north of Flaxdrayton Farmhouse.
