Wambrook

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title: "Wambrook" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-south-somerset", "civil-parishes-in-somerset"] description: "Village and civil parish in Somerset, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-south-somerset" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wambrook" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in Somerset, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Wambrook
population	184
population_ref	(2011)
civil_parish	Wambrook
unitary_england	Somerset Council
lieutenancy_england	Somerset
region	South West England
constituency_westminster	Yeovil
post_town	CHARD
postcode_area	TA
postcode_district	TA20
dial_code	01460
os_grid_reference	ST295075
static_image	[[File:Wambrook - geograph.org.uk - 27652.jpg
static_image_caption	Wambrook, seen from the west
static_image_2	Wambrook - Wambrook Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 287988.jpg
static_image_2_width	250px
static_image_2_caption	Methodist Chapel
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| country = England | coordinates = | official_name = Wambrook | population = 184 | population_ref = (2011) | civil_parish = Wambrook | unitary_england = Somerset Council | lieutenancy_england = Somerset | region = South West England | constituency_westminster = Yeovil | post_town = CHARD | postcode_area = TA | postcode_district = TA20 | dial_code = 01460 | os_grid_reference = ST295075 | static_image = [[File:Wambrook - geograph.org.uk - 27652.jpg|alt=Green rolling hills with a cluster of houses and a church left of centre.|250px]] | static_image_caption = Wambrook, seen from the west | static_image_2 = Wambrook - Wambrook Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 287988.jpg | static_image_2_width = 250px | static_image_2_caption = Methodist Chapel Wambrook is a village and civil parish in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, England. The village lies about 2 mi southwest of the town of Chard. The parish includes the hamlets of Higher Wambrook and Lower Wambrook which is sometimes known as Haselcombe.

Ferne Animal Sanctuary is in the west of the parish.

History

In the west of the parish at Wortheal there are substantial earthworks which may date from the Iron Age.

Until 1895 Wambrook was part of the Beaminster Forum and Redhone Hundred in Dorset, only after that becoming part of Somerset.

Notable people

• Samuel Vickery, recipient of the Victoria Cross

Governance

The parish council 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.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the parish comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of South Somerset (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Chard Rural District before 1974.

It is also part of the Yeovil county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Religious sites

The Church of St Mary dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. In the churchyard are a 17th-century set of stocks.

References

References

1. "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles". Somerset Intelligence.
2. Bush, Robin. (1994). "Somerset: The Complete Guide". Dovecote Press.
3. "Chard RD". University of Portsmouth.
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