Name: A History of the County of Somerset: Volume XII: Dunster, Minehead, and Carhampton
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Author: Siraut, M. C. ; Chapman, Adam ; Bristow, Matthew
ISBN: 9781904356486

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A History of the County of Somerset: Volume XII: Dunster, Minehead, and Carhampton

Type

Physical Book

Author

Adam Chapman

Matthew Bristow

Illustrated by

M. C. Siraut

Publisher

Victoria County History

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

31.2x21.3x3 cm

Weight

1.52 kg.

ISBN13

9781904356486

Synopsis "A History of the County of Somerset: Volume XII: Dunster, Minehead, and Carhampton"

Authoritative and detailed account of the history of important Somerset parishes, from prehistory to the present day. This volume, the twelfth in the Somerset series, describes the history of the eastern part of Carhampton Hundred. Bounded by the Bristol Channel and Exmoor with steep hills forming a backdrop to a coastal plain, the area is now dominated by the seaside town of Minehead whose port overtook its neighbour, Dunster, from the early 15th century. The picturesque village of Dunster is one of the county's most enduring tourist attractions, with its castle formerly home to the Mohuns and their successors the Luttrells, the area's dominant landowners. Earlier, the royal estate of Carhampton dominated the whole area and in the Iron Age, the uplands were controlled by a grouping of defensive enclosures. Minehead thrived on trade with Wales, Ireland, Europe and the West Indies and -from the 19th century - tourists, brought to the area first by steamer and from 1871 by the railway. In the early 21st century Minehead, the genteel seaside resort enlarged in 1962 following the construction of its holiday camp, serves as the commercial hub of the area. Carhampton includes the small resort of Blue Anchor and on the higher ground to the south, the parishes of Timberscombe, and most of Rodhuish and Withycombe lie within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park.

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