Aller
Aller is a village and parish in Somerset, located 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Somerton on the A372 road towards Bridgwater in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 410. The parish includes the hamlet of Beer (sometimes Bere or Bere Aller) and the deserted medieval village of Oath on the opposite bank of the River Parrett.
Aller was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alre, meaning 'The alder tree' from the Old English alor.
The parish of Aller was part of the hundred of Somerton.
Most of the valuable meadows had been enclosed by 1577, but the surrounding fields were not enclosed until 1797. Between 1614 and 1616 there was a struggle between the lord, Sir John Davis, who had recently purchased the manor, and the tenants over the building of hedges and gates to increase the value of the remaining 47 acres (19 ha) of common ground.
The meadows remained open and Davis sold the manor to John Stawell of Cothelstone in 1623.
The Church of St Andrew has Saxon origins with some parts dating from the 12th and 13th centuries, with restoration work undertaken several times since, the most major of which was in 1861–62 by John Norton. It is a Grade II* listed building. English Heritage has included it in the Heritage at Risk Register.
Read MoreAller was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alre, meaning 'The alder tree' from the Old English alor.
The parish of Aller was part of the hundred of Somerton.
Most of the valuable meadows had been enclosed by 1577, but the surrounding fields were not enclosed until 1797. Between 1614 and 1616 there was a struggle between the lord, Sir John Davis, who had recently purchased the manor, and the tenants over the building of hedges and gates to increase the value of the remaining 47 acres (19 ha) of common ground.
The meadows remained open and Davis sold the manor to John Stawell of Cothelstone in 1623.
The Church of St Andrew has Saxon origins with some parts dating from the 12th and 13th centuries, with restoration work undertaken several times since, the most major of which was in 1861–62 by John Norton. It is a Grade II* listed building. English Heritage has included it in the Heritage at Risk Register.