| Isle Brewers | |
|---|---|
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 River Isle from bridge,looking south | |
  Isle Brewers Location withinSomerset | |
| Population | 150 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST368211 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode district | TA3 |
| Dialling code | 01460 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| 50°59′09″N2°54′06″W / 50.9859°N 2.9017°W /50.9859; -2.9017 | |
Isle Brewers is a village andparish inSomerset, England, situated on theRiver Isle, 7 miles (11.3 km) south east ofTaunton in theSouth Somerset district. The village has apopulation of 150.[1] The parish includes thehamlet ofNorth Bradon.
The first part of the name of the village comes from the River Isle, which separates the parish fromIsle Abbotts and the second from the family ofWilliam Brewer (Briwere) who were the lords of the manor in the early 13th century.[2]
Theparish 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. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, andneighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
The village falls within theNon-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under theLocal Government Act 1972, having previously been part ofLangport Rural District.[3] The district council is responsible forlocal planning andbuilding control, local roads,council housing,environmental health,markets and fairs,refuse collection andrecycling,cemeteries andcrematoria, leisure services, parks, andtourism.
Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such aseducation,social services,libraries, main roads,public transport,policing andfire services,trading standards,waste disposal and strategic planning.
It is also part of theGlastonbury and Somertoncounty constituency represented in theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom. It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election.
TheAnglicanparish church of All Saints was built in 1861 byCharles Edmund Giles.[4] The original Church of All Saints stood near theDomesday mill, and the current building was funded by the vicarJoseph Wolff, aJewish Christianmissionary of German ancestry who converted toCatholicism, before being ordained in the Anglican church. He later died in the village.[2]
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