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Westbury-sub-Mendip is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of about 800, situated on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills from Wells and Cheddar. The parish boundary is formed by the River Axe ==History== There is evidence, from flint finds, of occupation of a site, known as Westbury Sleight during the Mesolithic period,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Somerset County Council Archaeological Projects )〕 which fieldwork during 2007 suggested was a platform cairn with field banks of Bronze age date. In 1969 traces of an infilled cave were discovered in a limestone quarry which produced numerous bones from extinct animals and flakes of flint and chert. Westbury-sub-Mendip was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Westberie'', meaning 'The west hill under the Mendip Hills' from the Old English ''west'' and ''beorg''. It was the property of Gisa, Bishop of Wells. However given the etymology quoted by Ekwall〔Ekwall, Eilert (1966). ''A Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names.'' Oxford University Press〕 a more likely meaning is 'fortified enclosure west (of Wells)'. The 'fortification' may have been the Iron Age fort above the neighbouring village of Rodney Stoke; or the sub-circular enclosure around a British church or monastery; or around the lord of the manor's hall, now Court House Farm. The parish was part of the hundred of Wells Forum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/ )〕 The village cross is a high shaft on a six step octagonal base. The village once had a railway station on the Cheddar Valley line, also known as the Strawberry Line. The station, known as Lodge Hill, apparently to avoid confusion with Westbury in Wiltshire, is now an industrial estate providing employment for the village. Until recently the former railway line was an airfield for light aircraft. The village has a number of amenities including a primary school, parish church, post office and pub. Social events include the annual Club Day on Spring Bank Holiday Monday. This involves a parade through the village led by a brass band. The event is organised by The Westbury Friendly Society, which is one of the five surviving Friendly Societies in Somerset. The church of St Lawrence at Westbury was given to the Augustinian canons of Bruton Priory by Robert, Bishop of Bath, in the 12th century. It is a Grade II * listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Images of England )〕 Westbury-sub-Mendip won the title of Somerset Village of the Year 2006. During 2009 a K6 Red telephone box in the village was converted into a library or book exchange replacing the services of the mobile library which no longer visits the village. 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「Westbury-sub-Mendip」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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