Allerford
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| Allerford | |
  Allerford shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | West Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Williton |
| Postcode district | TA4 |
| Dialling code | 01984 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy in the district of West Somerset. It appears in Domesday Book as “Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill”.
One of the village's main attractions is the much-photographed Packhorse Bridge. Built as a crossing over the River Aller (from which the village gets its name), is thought to have been constructed in the 18th Century.[1] The village is also home to Allerford House, childhood home of Admiral John Moresby, who explored the coastline of New Guinea and for whom Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea, was named.
Other traditional sights in the village include thatched cottages (one of which operated as the local Primary School between 1821 and 1981 and is now a museum containing the West Somerset Rural Life Museum and the West Somerset Photographic Archive), a forge and an old-fashioned red telephone box. There is also a Reading Room, built by the Acland family to foster adult education.
[edit] References
- ^ Packhorse Bridge. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
