| Winsham | |
|---|---|
 Winsham Post Office and Store | |
  Winsham Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 748 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST375062 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHARD |
| Postcode district | TA20 |
| Dialling code | 01460 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Winsham is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Chard and 6 miles (10 km) from Crewkerne, in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. The parish, which has a population of approximately 750 residents living in some 335 households,[1][2] includes the hamlets of Whatley, Bridge, Purtington and Ammerham, and covers an area of approximately 12 square miles (3,100 ha).[3]
The village is on the southern border of Somerset, approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) from the Dorset border, which is marked by the River Axe. Administratively it is in Area West, South Somerset District Council, and has a Parish Council elected by residents. Winsham Parish Council was one of the first to be formed in 1894, shortly after the passing of the Local Government Act of the same year.[4]
- ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to the Parish of Winsham". www.winshamparishcouncil.org.uk. Winsham Parish Council. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Pulman, George Philip R. (1854). The Book of the Axe. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans.
- ^ "Winsham Parish Council — Historical perspective". www.winshamwebmuseum.co.uk. Winsham Web Museum. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2013.