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Wincanton is a small town and electoral ward in south Somerset, southwest England. The town lies off the A303 road, a main route between London and South West England, and has some light industry. The town and electoral ward has a population of 5,272. 〔 ==History== Windmill Hill was the site of a Bronze Age Beaker culture burial, and contemporary artefacts have been found on the Selwood Ridge. Prior to the Norman Conquest Wincanton was frequently the scene of battles between the Britons, Danes and Saxons. During the reign of Edmund Ironside, the English, under his command, defeated the Danes, forcing them to leave England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wincanton )〕 In the Domesday Book the name of the town was spelled as "Wincaleton", thought to mean "Pleasant town on the Cale".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Wincanton )〕 Cockroad Wood Castle, which is now in the parish of Charlton Musgrove, was a motte and bailey castle, probably built after the Norman conquest of England of 1066.〔Creighton, Oliver Hamilton. (2005) ''Castles and Landscapes: Power, Community and Fortification in Medieval England.'' London: Equinox. ISBN 978-1-904768-67-8. p.62.〕 The castle sits close to the contemporary Norman castles of Ballands and Castle Orchard, and may have been built as part of a system of fortifications to control the surrounding area. By 1086 the surrounding land was held by Walter of Douai, although no documentary evidence of the castle remains.〔''(Motte and Bailey Castle, Cockroad Wood, Charlton Musgrove )'', Somerset County Historic Environmental Record, accessed 18 July 2011.〕 The parish of Wincanton was part of the Norton Ferris Hundred.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/ )〕 Wincanton was probably the site of a market in the medieval period but did not gain a market and fair charter until 1556. The town was the scene of one of the few armed skirmishes in England during the Revolution of 1688. A troop of Horse Guards under Patrick Sarsfield, loyal to James II, defeated an advance party of troops fighting for William of Orange, on 20 November 1688.〔 http://www.oxforddnb.com/patricksarsfield. Retrieved 12 December 2013 〕 A great part of the town was destroyed by fires in the years 1707,〔 and 1747. In the early 19th century Wincanton was a depot for French officers, during the Napoleonic Wars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wincantonmuseum.org.uk/?page_id=188 )〕 By 2010 there had been an influx of foreign nationals, especially Portuguese and Polish citizens.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=South Somerset District Council Highly Rated by the Audit Commission )〕 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「Wincanton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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