Winsham

Coordinates: 50°51′13″N 2°53′24″W / 50.853560°N 2.889928°W / 50.853560; -2.889928

Winsham is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Chard, Somerset and 6 miles (10 km) from Crewkerne, in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. The parish, which has a population of approximately 750, living in some 320 households, includes the hamlets of Whatley,Bridge,Purtington and Ammerham and covers an area of approximately 12 square miles (3,100 ha).

The village is on the southern border of Somerset, approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) from the Dorset border. Administratively it is in Area West, South Somerset District Council, and has a Parish Council elected by residents. The Winsham Parish Council was one of the first to be formed in 1894, shortly after the passing of the Local Government Act of the same year.

History

The name Winsham means Wine's settlement.

In Saxon times the manor formed part of the estate of Wells Cathedral. The parish of Winsham was part of the Kilmersdon Hundred.