# Maperton

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Village in Somerset, England

Not to be confused with [Mapperton](/source/Mapperton).

Human settlement in England

Maperton Church of St Peter and St Paul. Maperton Maperton Location within Somerset Population 140 (2011)[1] OS grid reference ST675265 Unitary authority Somerset Ceremonial county Somerset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town WINCANTON Postcode district BA9 Dialling code 01963 Police Avon and Somerset Fire Devon and Somerset Ambulance South Western UK Parliament Glastonbury and Somerton List of places UK England Somerset 51°02′13″N 2°27′53″W / 51.0369°N 2.4648°W / 51.0369; -2.4648

**Maperton** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in [Somerset](/source/Somerset), England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of [Wincanton](/source/Wincanton) in the [South Somerset](/source/South_Somerset) district. The village has a population of 140.[1] However, this small number includes Elliscombe House care home which alone has an average of 40 residents.

## History

The name of the village means *maple settlement* and is pronounced *Mayperton*.[2] This pronunciation is particularly used by newer residents but many older residents use the alternative pronunciation "map-er-ton". In the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086 the manor is recorded as held by [Turstin FitzRolf](/source/Turstin_FitzRolf).[3] The manor was held by Francis Hastings of [North Cadbury](/source/North_Cadbury) around 1600.[2]

The parish was part of the [hundred](/source/Hundred_(county_subdivision)) of [Catsash](/source/Catsash_(hundred)).[4]

[Earthworks](/source/Earthworks_(archaeology)) show the site of a village, with a village pond, and [ridge and furrow](/source/Ridge_and_furrow) agriculture from the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages) south of [Wyke Champflower](/source/Wyke_Champflower).[5]

Maperton House was built in the 19th century, but incorporates some 18th-century fragments from a previous manor house which stood on the same site.[6] (Not to be confused with *Mapperton* House, seat of the [Earls of Sandwich](/source/Earl_of_Sandwich), near [Beaminster](/source/Beaminster) in Dorset.)

## Governance

Maperton is grouped with Holton and North Cheriton as the North Vale Group Parish.[7] The [parish council](/source/Parish_councils_of_England) 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. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and [neighbourhood watch](/source/Neighbourhood_Watch_(UK)) groups on matters of crime, security, 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 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](/source/Local_government_in_England) purposes, since 1 April 2023, the parish comes under the [unitary authority](/source/Unitary_authorities_of_England) of [Somerset Council](/source/Somerset_Council). Prior to this, it was part of the [non-metropolitan district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [South Somerset](/source/South_Somerset) (established under the [Local Government Act 1972](/source/Local_Government_Act_1972)). It was part of [Wincanton Rural District](/source/Wincanton_Rural_District) before 1974.[8]

It is also part of the [Glastonbury and Somerton](/source/Glastonbury_and_Somerton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) [county constituency](/source/County_constituency) represented in the [House of Commons](/source/British_House_of_Commons) of the [Parliament of the United Kingdom](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom). It elects one [Member of Parliament (MP)](/source/Member_of_Parliament) by the [first past the post](/source/First_past_the_post) system of election.

## Religious sites

The [Anglican](/source/Anglican) parish Church of St Peter and St Paul has a tower dating from the late 15th century, with the remainder of the church being rebuilt in 1869 by Henry Hall. It has been designated as a Grade II [listed building](/source/Listed_building).[9] It was a favourite venue for clandestine weddings in the early 18th century.[2]

Due to deterioration of the red clay tile roof, the church has been placed on the [Heritage at Risk Register](/source/Heritage_at_Risk_Register).[10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-popn_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-popn_1-1) ["Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles"](http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls) (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bush_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bush_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bush_2-2) Bush, Robin (1994). [*Somerset: The complete guide*](https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/136). Wimborne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. pp. [136–137](https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/136). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-874336-26-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-874336-26-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Home"](http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/). *domesdaybook.co.uk*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-genuki_4-0)** ["Somerset Hundreds"](http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/). GENUKI. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Maperton medieval settlement (1018151)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1018151?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Maperton House (1177942)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1177942?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-South_Somerset_District_Council_7-0)** South Somerset District Council

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wincantonrd_8-0)** ["Wincanton RD"](http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10202474). *A vision of Britain Through Time*. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Church of St Peter and St Paul (1366390)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366390?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Church of St Peter and St Paul, Maperton - South Somerset"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131022172334/http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/register.aspx?id=12262). *Heritage at Risk*. English Heritage. Archived from [the original](http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/register.aspx?id=12262) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

## External links

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