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Wedmore is a village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Welcome to the Official Website of Wedmore Parish Council )〕 It is situated on raised ground, in the Somerset Levels between the River Axe and River Brue, often called the Isle of Wedmore. It forms part of Sedgemoor district. The parish consists of three main villages: Wedmore, Blackford and Theale, with 14 hamlets including Bagley, Cocklake, Mudgley, Panborough and Sand. Wedmore has a population of 3,318 according to the 2011 census. Its facilities include a medical and dental practice, pharmacy, butcher's, a village store with off licence, three pubs, restaurant, café and several other local shops. It is located south of Cheddar, west of the city of Wells and north west of Glastonbury. ==History== Iron Age remains have been found in the area, and there are a number of Roman sites in the district. The name Wedmore in Old English probably means ''hunting lodge'' and there was a Saxon royal estate in the area. Centwine gained control of the area in 682 and named it 'Vadomaer' after one of the Saxon leaders Vado the famous. After winning the Battle of Ethandun, Alfred the Great caused the Viking leader Guthrum and his followers to be baptised at Aller and then celebrated at Wedmore. After this the Vikings withdrew to East Anglia. The Treaty of Wedmore is a term used by historians for an event referred to by the monk Asser in his ''Life of Alfred'', outlining how in 878 the Viking leader Guthrum accepted Alfred the Great as his adoptive father.〔Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge, ''Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources'', (London: Penguin,1983)〕 No such treaty still exists but there is a document that is not specifically linked to Wedmore that is a Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum. Alfred then left Wedmore to his son Edward the Elder. Wedmore was part of the hundred of Bempstone.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10152689 )〕 In 1853 a hoard of 200 silver coins dating from the Saxon period was found in the churchyard. In 1988 a Saxon ring, made of copper alloy with a unique knot design, dating from the 6th or 7th century was found in the village by Tim Purnell. It has been authenticated by the British Museum and a modern copy made by local jeweller Erica Sharpe. According to the 1086 Domesday Book, ''Wedmore/Wetmore'' was one of the holdings of the Bishop of Wells with 18 cottagers, woodlands, pasture and two fisheries. In the medieval period Wedmore was the centre for the surrounding agricultural area, with weekly markets as well as a larger annual one. The market cross dates from the 14th century. In the 17th century Dr John Westover built a mental hospital to which patients came from all over the West Country.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tutton.org/content/Westover_journal.pdf )〕 This is believed to have been England's first private lunatic asylum. Apparently the doctor treated his patients compassionately, ensuring that they had luxuries such as playing cards and tobacco. He kept a record of the ailments of Wedmore people over a period of 15 years. The Post Office dates from Georgian times, while the Old Vicarage was built at the end of the 15th century. The ''George Hotel'' was a 16th-century coaching inn. John Tonkin built a fashionable house, in the Italianate style, which is now the pharmacy.〔 In 1799 Hannah More established a Sunday School for children in Wedmore in the face of opposition from the vicar and local gentry. Between 1881 and 1898 the Rev Hervey produced the ''Wedmore Chronicle'' which gives a picture of the people and area at the time. 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「Wedmore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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