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{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Evercreech▼
|static_image= Evercreech Church.jpg
|static_image_width= 240px
|static_image_caption= [[Church of St Peter, Evercreech]]
|country = England▼
|coordinates = {{coord|51.1445|-2.5068|display=inline,title}}
| population = 2,334▼
▲|official_name= Evercreech
| population_ref = ([[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 Census]])<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>▼
|civil_parish= ▼
|os_grid_reference= ST645385▼
▲| population = 2,334
▲|civil_parish= Evercreech
▲| 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]]
|shire_district= [[Mendip District|Mendip]]
| shire_county lieutenancy_england= [[Somerset]]
|region= South West England
▲|country = England
|constituency_westminster= [[Wells (UK Parliament constituency)|Wells]]▼
|post_town= SHEPTON MALLET
|postcode_area= BA▼
|postcode_district= BA4
▲|postcode_area=BA
|dial_code= 01749
▲|constituency_westminster= [[Frome and East [[WellsSomerset (UK Parliament constituency)|WellsFrome and East Somerset]]
▲|os_grid_reference= ST645385
|website= [http://www.evercreech-pc.gov.uk/ Evercreech Parish Council]
}}
'''Evercreech''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Somerset]], England. The village is {{convert|3|mi|km|10}} southeast of [[Shepton Mallet]], and {{convert|5|mi|km|10}} northeast of [[Castle Cary]]. The parish includes the hamlet of '''Stoney Stratton''' and the village of '''Chesterblade'''.
 
==History==
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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 eventeven 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" />
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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.
 
TheFrom village1894 fallsto within1974, the [[Non-metropolitan district]] of [[Mendip District|Mendip]], whichvillage was formed on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], having previously been part of [[Shepton Mallet Rural District]].,<ref name=sheptonrd>{{cite web |title=Shepton Mallet RD |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001559 |work=A visionVision of Britain Through Time |publisher=[[University of Portsmouth]] |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> Theand from 1974 to 2023, it fell within the [[non-metropolitan district]] councilof is[[Mendip District|Mendip]]. Mendip District Council was responsible for [[planning permission|local planning]] and [[Building regulations in the United Kingdom|building control]], local roads, [[council housing]], [[environmental health]], [[Market (place)|market]]s and fairs, [[refuse collection]] and [[recycling]], [[cemeteries]] and [[crematoria]], leisure services, parks, and [[tourism]].
 
[[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 [[SomertonFrome and FromeEast Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|SomertonFrome &and FromeEast Somerset]] [[county constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election, and was part of the [[South West England (European Parliament constituency)|South West England constituency]] of the [[European Parliament]] prior to [[Brexit|Britain leaving the European Union]] in January 2020. This constituency elected seven [[Members of the European Parliament|MEPs]] using the [[d'Hondt method]] of [[party-list proportional representation]].
 
==Landmarks==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Evercreech}}
*[httphttps://www.angelfire.com/or/evercreech/ Evercreech village website]
 
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