The Child of Cannington

WELCOME TO

"CANNINGTON ON LINE"

Last updated -
Monday 8th February 2010

The Cannington TARGET - February 2010
The quarterly village magazine

The "Events" page will keep you up to date with the diary of day to day life in the village and new topics
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The "What's New" page will give you the following information:-
Planned Road works in Sedgemoor for week commencing 8th February 2009
and
Planning Applications Decided for the week
3rd February for Cannington
Planning Applications Received for the week
3rd February for Cannington - Nil
also
a link to Sedgemoor District Councils Planning Portal
and
Bank Holiday Household Recycling & Refuse Collection Day Changes for 2009/10
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Parish Council Minutes will be found on -
"Council Minutes"

The original Cannington from which all the others take their names. Visit our history pages for the original.

It gives its name to a small brook which passes through it on its journey from the Quantocks to River Parrett also to a parish of which it is the central settlement.

It measures approx. 6km N/S & 6KM E/W with an area approaching 23km²

At 10m above sea level the village is situated between the low wet plain of the River Parrett to the north and the Quantocks to the south.  The northern part of the parish is below 10m. The land rises to the south.  The highest points at Charlynch and Cannington Park are just over 80m.
 

The village skyline is dominated by the 14th century sandstone tower of the parish church of St Mary the Virgin.  Surrounding dwellings range from 17th century cottages through to 21st century developments.
 

The green landscape surrounding the village is one of small fields and ancient hedgerows.  Temporary and permanent grassland and cereals are the main crops to be seen whilst sheep and black and white Friesian dairy cattle are the main livestock.

Many Canningtonions work outside the parish in towns like Bridgwater [5km], Taunton [9km] or at Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station [10km].

Within the village major employers are Yeo Valley Dairy, Cannington Centre (Bridgwater College) [a tertiary college of rural industries], Brymore School [a secondary school of rural technology]

Its affairs are managed by a parish council within the administrative district of Sedgemoor which is in turn a sub-division of the County of Somerset.

Ian Liddell-Grainger is the Member of Parliament representing the Parishioners of Cannington within the Bridgwater constituency.  Cannington's County Councillor is John Edney.  Cannington has three representatives on the Sedgemoor District Council, Mr John Edney, Mr. David Joslin and Mr. Ken Dyer and have ten elected Parish Councillors that meet the second Tuesday of each month in the Village Hall.  The present Chairman is Mr. Maurice Locke and the Vice Chairman is Mr. Colin Allen.

Clerk to the Parish Council and also Editor of this website is:
David Hatherley:

Cannington Parish Office
Cannington Village Hall
Brook Street
Cannington
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 2HP

Phone: 01278 653322 or on email at: -dhatherley@sky.com

It can be found at  51° 09’N  3° 04’ W on the world graticule

or at ST 257 397 on the British National Grid

[OS Sheet 182 1:50,000 scale]

or bearing  255°  215km (133m) away from London

It measures approx. 6km N/S & 6KM E/W with an area approaching 23km²

Visit the Events page for a daily update of village life

The Activities page will tell you what goes on and when

 Looking for a place to stay visit the Accommodation page 

The Parish Council Minutes and Agenda are updated monthly

If you are also looking for other websites in connection with Cannington click on our links page