The large village of South Petherton is just off the A303 around 5 miles east of Ilminster in South Somerset. In 2011 the village had a population of 3,367, having increased from 2,781 at the time of the 1981 census; it will be interesting to see the figures from the 2021 census.
The information board near
the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul tells us:
“Situated in fertile arable country, South Petherton
stands above the River Parrett, near The Fosse Way. It was granted a Market Charter by King John
in 1213.
Agriculture has always been the basis of the community
although South Petherton was the site of an important mint in the eleventh
century and of the Sturton bronze foundry in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, as well as being home to glove making and cider production.
The historic heart is cantered around the fifteenth
century church and the market square.
There are fine old houses throughout South Petherton including Giles
Daubeney’s “King Ina’s Palace” with
parts dating back to the fourteenth century, and “Hayes End Manor” dating from
1610.”
Of the Church of St. Peter
and St. Paul Pevsner writes: “The church
lies at the highest point of the little town, a large spreading building
crowned by a tall a and prominent crossing tower.”
The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the South Somerset village of South Petherton.
The memorial in the churchyard to those who fell in World War One is approached up steps flanked by pillars on which there are memorial plaques to those lost in World War Two.
The War Memorials to those who fell in two World Wars in the churchyard of St. Peter and St. Paul in the South Somerset village of South Petherton.
Field Marshal Lord Harding*, a notable veteran and commander of the British Eighth Army, was born in South Petherton at Rock House in Palmer Street.
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| Rock House in Palmer Street, South Petherton. The birthplace of Field Marshal Lord Harding. |
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