Halstock

{{Short description|Village in Dorset, England}} __NOTOC__ {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name = Halstock |static_image_name = Halstock, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 506480.jpg |static_image_caption = Parish church of St Juthware and St Mary |coordinates = {{coord|50.8687|-2.6555|display=inline,title}} |map_type = Dorset |population = 546 |population_ref = <ref name=ONS>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124144&c=Halstock&d=16&e=62&g=6418476&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1391248295957&enc=1 |title=Area: Halstock (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> |os_grid_reference = ST538080 |unitary_england= [[Dorset (unitary authority)|Dorset]] |lieutenancy_england= [[Dorset]] |region = South West England |country = England |post_town = YEOVIL |postcode_area = BA |postcode_district = BA22 |dial_code = 01935 |constituency_westminster = [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset]] }} '''Halstock''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[English county|county]] of [[Dorset]] in southern England, situated approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} south of [[Yeovil]] in [[Somerset]]. It lies on the route of the ancient [[Harrow Way]].{{sfnp|Lemmey|1984|p=2|ps=none}} In the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] the parish had a population of 546.<ref name=ONS/>

Halstock formerly constituted a [[Liberty (division)|liberty]], containing only the parish itself. It was the site of the martyrdom of Saint [[Juthwara]] (Juthware),{{sfnp|Lemmey|1984|pp=8–11|ps=none}} and a [[Romano-British]] Villa excavated between 1967 and 1985.{{sfnp|Lemmey|1984|pp=2–6}}{{sfnp|Lucas|1993|p=|ps=none}}

The village formerly had two [[inn]]s, "The New Inn" (New Inn Farm), which closed in the late 1950s,{{sfnp|Lemmey|1984|p=47|ps=none}} and the unusually named "The Quiet Woman" (usually taken as a reference to St Juthware)

In July 2012, Halstock's [[Parish church]] of [[St Mary]] was rededicated by the [[Bishop of Sherborne (modern)|Bishop of Sherborne]] to become "St Juthware and St Mary", in recognition of the local tradition. Much of the church was rebuilt in 1770, with only the 15th-century west tower not being affected. The [[nave]] and [[chancel]] were rebuilt again on separate dates in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=127232 |title='Halstock', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1: West (1952), pp. 121–122 |publisher=University of London & History of Parliament Trust |work=British History Online |date=November 2013 |access-date=11 June 2014}}</ref>

Halstock lies within an [[electoral ward]] of the same name, which also contains several nearby parishes including [[Corscombe]], [[Evershot]] and [[Hilfield]]. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,848.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/halstock-e05003756#sthash.GMrw9ss2.dpbs |title=Halstock |publisher=ukcensusdata.com |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref> This ward is one of 32 that comprise the [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset parliamentary constituency]].

==See also== * [[List of liberties in Dorset]]

==Notes== {{reflist|30em}}

==References== *{{citation |last=Lemmey |first=Pam |title=A History of Halstock |publisher=P.R. Lemmey, Liberty Farm, Halstock |year=1984| isbn=0-951-2063-0-3}} *{{citation |last=Lucas |first=R.N. |title=The Romano-British villa at Halstock, Dorset Excavations 1967-1985 (Monograph Series:No.13) |publisher=Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society |year=1993| isbn=0-900341-37-8}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Halstock}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090402153605/http://www.corscombevillage.co.uk/ Corscombe & Halstock village website]

[[Category:Villages in Dorset]] [[Category:Liberties of Dorset]]