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{{Infobox UK place
|static_image= Evercreech Church.jpg
|static_image_width= 240px
|static_image_caption= [[Church of St Peter, Evercreech]]
|country = England▼
|coordinates
▲|official_name= Evercreech
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|civil_parish= ▼
▲| population = 2,334
▲| population_ref =(2011)<ref name="popn">{{cite web|title=Evercreech Parish|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11123272&c=Evercreech&d=16&e=61&g=6461184&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388575173326&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
|unitary_england= [[Somerset Council|Somerset]]
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|region=
|constituency_westminster= [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]]▼
|post_town=
|postcode_area= BA▼
|postcode_district= BA4
▲|postcode_area=BA
|dial_code=
▲|constituency_westminster= [[Frome and East
▲|os_grid_reference= ST645385
|website= [http://www.evercreech-pc.gov.uk/ Evercreech Parish Council]
}}
'''Evercreech''' is a village and [[
==History==
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The parish was part of the [[Hundred (county subdivision)|hundred]] of [[Wells Forum (hundred)|Wells Forum]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Hundreds|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/|publisher=GENUKI|access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref>
=== Evercreech's role in World War Two ===
[[WWII|War]] was declared on September 4, 1939, and later that month, the local village school received 215 children [[The Evacuees|evacuees]], 18 teachers and 6 helpers, from two schools in West Ham, East London.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Our History - Evercreech Parish Council |url=http://www.evercreech-pc.gov.uk/Our_History_25627.aspx |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=www.evercreech-pc.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>
In 1941, 50 more children and their teachers arrived from [[Bristol]] after a bombing from Germany.<ref name=":0" />
The children were welcomed into the homes of the villagers. However, rationing was a prominent issue even though many of the children had come with their own [[Rationing|ration book]].<ref name=":0" />
Schools also had to adapt as their current teaching facilities and schedules could not accommodate and teach all of the extra students.<ref name=":0" /> The village town hall was used as an extra space and volunteers helped to look after the children and assist the teachers in the parish.<ref name=":0" />
American soldiers had been arriving in Evercreech ever since 1942; however, in 1944, a group of African-American [[G.I.|G.I.s]] were sent to the area. Most people in rural Somerset had never seen a Black person before, so seeing African-American soldiers was a novelty for the Evercreech population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Responses |url=https://mixedmuseum.org.uk/brown-babies/responses/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Mixed Museum |language=en}}</ref> However, the people of Evercreech welcomed the Black G.I.s in the same way they welcomed evacuees throughout the war, and the American presence was a boost to the morale of the British public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=The National |date=2022-10-20 |title=The National Archives - Black GIs arrive in Britain (Part two) |url=https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/black-gis-arrive-in-britain-part-two/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The National Archives blog |language=en-GB}}</ref>
The troops helped out in schools and gave the children chocolates, fruits and chewing gum, which was a rarity in rationed Britain. Moreover, to raise money for the [[Spitfire]] funds, the village and the American soldiers held dances where they enjoyed American [[jazz]] music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=The National |date=2022-10-20 |title=The National Archives - Black GIs arrive in Britain (Part two) |url=https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/black-gis-arrive-in-britain-part-two/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The National Archives blog |language=en-GB}}</ref> Here, the African-American men could socialise and dance with white women, which was a novelty, and something forbidden in [[Racial segregation|segregated]] America<ref>{{Cite web |title=Responses |url=https://mixedmuseum.org.uk/brown-babies/responses/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Mixed Museum |language=en}}</ref> and often inter-racial relationships would be formed at these dances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How the parents met |url=https://mixedmuseum.org.uk/brown-babies/how-the-parents-met/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Mixed Museum |language=en}}</ref>
Overall, the Americans brought fun and friendship to Evercreech in an exceptional circumstance, and Evercreech welcomed them into their lives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=The National |date=2022-10-20 |title=The National Archives - Black GIs arrive in Britain (Part two) |url=https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/black-gis-arrive-in-britain-part-two/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The National Archives blog |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Responses |url=https://mixedmuseum.org.uk/brown-babies/responses/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Mixed Museum |language=en}}</ref>
==Governance==
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The [[Parish councils of England|parish council]] has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and [[Neighbourhood Watch (UK)|neighbourhood watch]] groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
[[Somerset County Council]] is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as [[Local Education Authority|education]], [[social services]], [[library|libraries]], main roads, [[public transport]], [[police|policing]] and [[fire service]]s, [[Trading Standards|trading standards]], [[waste disposal]] and strategic planning.
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The village falls in 'Creech' [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]]. The area and population of this ward are stated above.{{Fix|text=where?}}
It is also part of the [[
==Landmarks==
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==Industry==
Historic industries in Evercreech include quarrying of [[blue lias]] and clay; brick making; milk processing; and agriculture, which remains the leading industry today. From the late 18th century until just after World War I, [[silk]] processing was an important industry for Evercreech, a spillover from mills at nearby [[Bruton]] and [[Sherborne]]. The workforce for the village's three silk factories was made up almost entirely of young women and girls, some of whom started working as young as seven or eight years of age. Fulfilling orders from London, two of the factories were throwing mills which produced high quality spun silk thread. The third mill wove silk thread into cloth. Bales of raw silk were imported to the mills from France, Italy, and India by London merchants.
Employment in the mills was erratic, driven by highly volatile demand for English woven silk. This volatility was caused by embargoes on imported woven silk, duty taxes, and then the lifting of import restrictions in 1860.<ref name="Evercreech Silk">{{cite book|last=Doble|first=Jim|title=The Silk Industry in Evercreech|year=2001|publisher=Evercreech & District Local History Society|pages=1–2|display-authors=etal}}</ref> ==Transport==
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The church's clock is unusual in that it is missing the 10th hour number, usually shown as the Roman numeral 'X'. The Roman numeral at the 10th hour position is XI (11) and it is followed by the Roman numeral for twelve (XII). Thus the numbers of the last quarter read IX (9) - XI (11) - XII (12) - XII (12). Local rumour suggests that the person who paid for the clock to be made, was instructed by his wife that he had to be home from the pub by 10 o'clock. Therefore, he ensured that the 10 o'clock numeral (X) was missing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saint Peter's Church Evercreech|url=http://www.stpetersevercreech.co.uk/assets/files/church%20booklet%202013.pdf|publisher=Saint Peter's Church Evercreech|access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chiefs call time on pub's clock signs|url=http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Chiefs-time-pub-s-clock-signs/story-11791724-detail/story.html|access-date=31 October 2014|publisher=Express & Echo|date=24 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004840/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Chiefs-time-pub-s-clock-signs/story-11791724-detail/story.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The sounds of the bells at Evercreech church were used in the opening credits of BBC's ''Songs of Praise'' for many years. There were many complaints.
At Chesterblade the tiny [[Church of St Mary, Chesterblade|Church of St Mary]] dates from the 12th century.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1222368 |desc=Church of St Mary |access-date=10 January 2009}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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