Trentis a village andcivil parishin northwestDorset,England,situated in theYeo valley4 miles (6.4 km) northwest ofSherborneand four miles northeast ofYeovil.It was formerly in Somerset.[2]In the2011 censusthe parish—which includes the hamlets ofAdberand Hummer to the north—had a population of 317.[1]
| Trent | |
|---|---|
 The church of St Andrew | |
  Trent Location withinDorset | |
| Population | 317[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST592186 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sherborne |
| Postcode district | DT9 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The parish was part of the SomersethundredofHorethorne.[3]
Charles II of Englandstayed at Trent House for several days during hisescape to Francein 1651.
The Trent Estate is owned by theErnest Cook Trust,purchased byErnest Cookin 1935 as the first of a number of English estates he purchased for their protection. The village has good architecture from the Medieval, Tudor, and later periods, with many trees in the background.[2]The church of St Andrew is architecturally interesting and the lateral tower is topped by one of the three ancient stone spires of Dorset. The church was built in the 13th century and enlarged in the 14th and 15th centuries. Restoration and refitting was done about 1840 in a pre-Victorian way. Features of interest include the rood screen, the pulpit of continental origin, the 16th century bench ends and the old painted glass in the east window.[2]
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St Andrew's Parish Church and The Chantry -
Church of St Andrew
People
editGeneralHenry Rawlinson,who led the British Army at theBattle of the Somme,was born and is buried in the village.[4]Geoffrey Fisher,formerArchbishop of Canterbury,lived at Trent when he served in his retirement from episcopacy as an honorary assisting curate until his death in 1972 and is also buried at Trent.[5]The actressesKristin Scott ThomasandSerena Scott Thomasspent their childhoods in Trent.
References
edit- ^ab"Area: Trent (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved20 May2014.
- ^abcBetjeman, John, ed. (1968).Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: The South.London: Collins. p. 177.
- ^"Somerset Hundreds".GENUKI.Retrieved9 October2011.
- ^"St. Andrew's Church, Trent".Dorset Churches. 2018.
- ^Webster, Alan."Fisher, Geoffrey Francis, Baron Fisher of Lambeth"(subscription orUK public library membershiprequired).Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,Oxford University Press, 2004.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31108.Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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