DITCHEAT PARISH

Introduction

Ditcheat is a village and civil parish 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Shepton Mallet, and 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of Castle Cary, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. Besides the village, the parish has four hamlets: Wraxall, Lower Wraxall, Alhampton and Sutton. In the Domesday Book of 1086, Ditcheat belonged to Glastonbury Abbey and contained 36 families.The parish of Ditcheat was part of the Whitstone Hundred. Nearby main roads are the A37, 1.5 miles (2 km) west of the village, connecting Bristol and Yeovil, and the A371, 1 mile (2 km) east, connecting Shepton Mallet and Wincanton. It lies near the River Brue which is crossed by Ansford bridge which dates from 1823. Boulter's Bridge which spans the River Alham is of medieval origin and has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The parish is close to the Roman Fosse Way. The Manor House is a 17th-century manor house built by Sir Ralph Hopton.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	1,497 hectares
Population	727 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	49 people/km²
Mean age	44.8
Ward	The Pennards and Ditcheat
District	Mendip
Postcodes	BA4, BA7
ONS ID	E04008553