Talk:Aller, Somerset

Merger proposal
I propose that Oath, Somerset be merged into this article as it is within the parish & is unlikely to develop a significant article on its own.&mdash; Rod talk 16:58, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

As a fairly recent resident of Aller, I would say it sounds o.k., but it would be good to hear from some other folks at Oath, Stathe, Burrowbridge, and /or Othery as well as Aller to see if this reflects the current natural alliance. Isn't the hamlet or former hamlet on the other side of the Parrett from Aller? If so, it should definitely Not be on the Aller page.

I was going to suggest we add the hamlet of Bere/Beer to the Aller page, as a majority of the current members of the Aller parish council actually come from Bere. But then I saw that High Ham claims Bere. As an immigrant here, I am clearly missing something i.e. what officially makes a hamlet "within" a given parish. cheers, Celia Kozlowski (talk) 14:12, 2 February 2009 (UTC)


 * See Civil parish for an overview but basically: In England, the parish forms a feature of local administration and is the lowest unit of government, below districts and counties. All pre-existing civil parishes in England and Wales, formed in 1894, were abolished as of 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, with new parishes immediately created by or under that Act for England.
 * The parishes in Somerset can be seen at: List of civil parishes in Somerset.


 * Having just looked at High Ham those hamlets should be bold if they redirect to the article. Putting in 'Bere' takes you to a dab page which includes Beercrocombe but not Bere/Beer - I will take a look at this when I get some time.
 * Even the definition of Hamlet (place) is complex - I just thought it meant settlement without a church - but I see even that may not always be accurate. These things are never simple.&mdash; Rod talk 14:49, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Rod. That helps. And thanks for giving Beer back to Aller. Cheers!Celia Kozlowski (talk) 18:10, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Confirmed:Oath is part of Aller. I was at a meeting this evening with some village folks and parish councillors whose knowledge and memories are much greater than mine. They confirmed that Oath is in Aller parish, on the other side of the river, and thus a long drive to get here -- and you drive through a whole bunch of villages to do so. It's a pretty short walk to get to the bank of the Parrett opposite Oath, and we look out on them every day... Bonkers!Celia Kozlowski (talk) 23:55, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks - merge now completed.&mdash; Rod talk 09:36, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

The Font
Hi -- It seems the newspaper moved the location of the article with info about the copy of Aller's font. Here's the current location: http://gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_afb6acd3-e091-5a18-b63f-6eb89c376c6b.html?mode=story I'll try to put it back in. And,just in case it moves again, here's the quote: "The baptismal font stood in the south transcept [of the Church of the Good Samaritan]. It was a gift of the Rev. and Mrs. J.Y. Nicholson of Sommerset, England, a memorial to their son, who had died in Corvallis in 1881. Mrs. Nicholson sent photographs and funds for a stonemason named Ira Miller to carve a font like the one in Sommerset in which, it was said, King Alfred the Great had been baptized in A.D. 870." Spelling wasn't this journalist's forte.--Celia Kozlowski (talk) 23:32, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Nor his or her history. It was the defeated Guthrum, Alfred's erstwhile Danish enemy, who is said to have been baptised at Aller after the battle of Edington in 878. Alfred is said to have been Guthrum's baptismal sponsor. 77.96.58.212 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:32, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

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