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Henstridge

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Henstridge is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Sherborne in the South Somerset district, near the border with Dorset. [1]

55 relations: A30 road, A357 road (Great Britain), Autogyro, Building regulations in the United Kingdom, Cemetery, Church of St Nicholas, Henstridge, Civil parish, Cremation, D'Hondt method, Dorset, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, Environmental health, European Parliament, Fire department, First-past-the-post voting, Fleet Air Arm, Gartell Light Railway, General aviation, Henstridge railway station, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Hundred (county division), Hundred of Horethorne, International Civil Aviation Organization, Library, Local education authority, Local Government Act 1972, Marketplace, Member of parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom), Non-metropolitan district, Order of Saint Benedict, Parish councils in England, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Party-list proportional representation, Planning permission, Public housing in the United Kingdom, Recycling, RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper), Sherborne, Social services, Somerset, Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, Somerset County Council, Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency), South Somerset, South West England (European Parliament constituency), Trading Standards, United Kingdom constituencies, ..., Waste collection, Waste management, Wincanton Rural District, World War II, Yenston Priory. Expand index (5 more) »

A30 road

The A30 is a major road in England, running WSW from London to Land's End.

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A357 road (Great Britain)

The A357 is a road that leads from Blandford to Wincanton.

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Autogyro

An autogyro (from Greek αὐτός and γύρος, "self-turning"), also known as a gyroplane or gyrocopter, is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift.

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Building regulations in the United Kingdom

The UK's Building regulations are statutory instruments that seek to ensure that the policies set out in the relevant legislation are carried out.

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Cemetery

A cemetery or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred.

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Church of St Nicholas, Henstridge

The Church of St Nicholas in Henstridge, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Cremation

Cremation is the combustion, vaporization, and oxidation of cadavers to basic chemical compounds, such as gases, ashes and mineral fragments retaining the appearance of dry bone.

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D'Hondt method

The D'Hondt method or the Jefferson method is a highest averages method for allocating seats, and is thus a type of party-list proportional representation.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast.

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Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is a registered charity, which uses a helicopter to provide an air ambulance service to the English counties of Dorset and Somerset.

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Environmental health

Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health.

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European Parliament

The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU).

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Fire department

A fire department (American English) or fire brigade (British English), also known as a fire protection district, fire authority or fire and rescue service is an organization that primarily provides firefighting services for a specific geographic area.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Fleet Air Arm

The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft.

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Gartell Light Railway

The Gartell Light Railway is a privately run narrow gauge railway located at Yenston in the Blackmore Vale, south of Templecombe, in Somerset, England.

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General aviation

General aviation (GA) is all civil aviation operations other than scheduled air services and non-scheduled air transport operations for remuneration or hire.

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Henstridge railway station

Henstridge railway station was a station at Henstridge in the county of Somerset, in England.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Hundred of Horethorne

The Hundred of Horethorne is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the historic county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown.

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International Civil Aviation Organization

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale, OACI), is a specialized agency of the United Nations.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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Local education authority

Local education authorities (LEAs) are the local councils in England and Wales that are responsible for education within their jurisdiction.

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Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

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Marketplace

A market, or marketplace, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Member of the European Parliament

A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.

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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD or MOD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.

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Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)

The Neighbourhood Watch scheme in the United Kingdom is a partnership intended to bring people together to make their communities safer.

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Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England.

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Order of Saint Benedict

The Order of Saint Benedict (OSB; Latin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti), also known as the Black Monksin reference to the colour of its members' habitsis a Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Parish councils in England

A parish council is a civil local authority found in England and is the first tier of local government.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation (PR) in elections in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through allocations to an electoral list.

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Planning permission

Planning permission or developmental approval refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation) in some jurisdictions.

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Public housing in the United Kingdom

Public housing in the United Kingdom provided the majority of rented accommodation in the country until 2011.

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Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper)

Royal Naval Air Station Henstridge or RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper) is a former Fleet Air Arm base located west of Shaftesbury, Dorset and east of Yeovil, Somerset in South West England.

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Sherborne

Sherborne is a market town and civil parish in north west Dorset, in South West England.

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Social services

Social services are a range of public services provided by the government, private, and non-profit organizations.

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Somerset

Somerset (or archaically, Somersetshire) is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west.

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Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway

The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway – almost always referred to as "the S&D" – was an English railway line connecting Bath in north east Somerset and Bournemouth now in south east Dorset but then in Hampshire, with a branch from Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater.

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Somerset County Council

Somerset County Council (established in 1889) is the county council of Somerset in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the most significant local government services in most of the county.

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Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency)

Somerton and Frome is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by David Warburton of the Conservative Party.

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South Somerset

South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.

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South West England (European Parliament constituency)

South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament.

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Trading Standards

In the United Kingdom, Trading Standards are the local authority departments, formerly known as Weights and Measures, that enforce consumer protection legislation.

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United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elect one member to a parliament or assembly, with the exception of European Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which are multi member constituencies.

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Waste collection

Waste collection is a part of the process of waste management.

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Waste management

Waste management or waste disposal are all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.

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Wincanton Rural District

Wincanton was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yenston Priory

Yenston Priory was a Benedictine priory in Henstridge, Somerset, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henstridge

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