Spaxton

Also known as Spaxton, Somerset

Spaxton is a small village and civil parish on the Quantocks in Somerset, South West England. The village is about west of Bridgwater. Other settlements in the parish include Charlynch, Courtway, Four Forks, Gothelney Green, Merridge, and Splatt. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 1,051.

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Place details

Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Spaxton
UK place.population: 1051
UK place.population_ref: (in 2021)
UK place.unitary_england: Somerset Council
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Bridgwater
UK place.post_town: BRIDGWATER
UK place.postcode_district: TA5
UK place.postcode_area: TA
UK place.dial_code: 01278
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST225375
UK place.static_image: St. Margaret's church, Spaxton - geograph.org.uk - 145156.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St. Margaret's church
UK place.static_image_2: Court Farm, Spaxton - geograph.org.uk - 145152.jpg
UK place.static_image_2_caption: Court Farm

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1012
Image: St. Margaret's church, Spaxton - geograph.org.uk - 145156.jpg
Dialing code: 01278

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Commons category: Spaxton
OS grid reference: ST225375
postal code: TA5
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History
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Geography
Landmarks and notable buildings
Religious sites
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==History== The name of Spaxton may originate from Spakr, a Dane who settled in the area in about the 9th century. An alternative derivation is that it means "councillor's enclosure", from the Old English spæcas and tun. It is recorded as Spachestone in the 1086 Domesday Book, when the land was held by Alfred of Spain.