Skilgate

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Skilgate
Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are gravestones.
Village Hall
Skilgate is located in Somerset
Skilgate
Skilgate
Location within Somerset
Population96 (2001)[1]
OS grid referenceSS985275
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTaunton
Postcode districtTA4
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°02′16″N 3°26′56″W / 51.0378°N 3.4490°W / 51.0378; -3.4490

Skilgate is a village and civil parish 5 miles (8 km) east of Dulverton and 8 miles (13 km) west of Wiveliscombe in Somerset, England. It has a population of 96.[1]

The parish, which covers an area of 866 ha,[1] straddles the boundary of the Exmoor National Park lying on the southern edge of the Brendon Hills, and is close to the border with Devon.

History

In the Domesday Book the village was recorded as Scheligate, possibly meaning 'the opening on the boundary'.[1] At that time it was held by Robert de Gatemore under Roger Arundel along with another manor in the parish known as Milton. They passed in the 20th century to the Ferguson Davie baronets.[2]

The parish of Skillgate was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred.[3]

Governance

The Parish Meeting has responsibility for local issues, there being no Parish Council.[4]

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 Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of West Somerset (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Dulverton Rural District before 1974.[5]

It is also part of the Tiverton and Minehead county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Religious sites

The Church of St John has a 14th-century tower, but the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1872. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Skilgate". Exmoor National Park. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  2. ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 184. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
  3. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Skilgate Parish council - West Somerset Council". West Somerset Council. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Dulverton Rural District Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John (1248077)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 February 2008.