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Beckington is a village and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, across the River Frome from Lullington about three miles north of Frome. According to the 2011 census the parish, which includes the hamlet of Rudge, had a population of 983.〔 The parish includes the hamlet of Standerwick. ==History== Beckington is mentioned in the Domesday Book.〔 The parish was part of the hundred of Frome.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/ )〕 During the medieval period it became a centre for the wool trade.〔 By the 15th century, fulling mills had been built along the banks of the River Frome which supported spinning and weaving cottage industries. In September 1766, rioters marched to Beckington and set on fire a mill and other property,〔 in spite of being offered money and parish relief for their families.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beckington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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