What is Crewkerne?
'''Crewkerne''' is a [[town]] in [[Somerset]], [[England]] where about 6,700 people live. It is in the [[South Somerset]] [[District]], near the border with [[Dorset]]. == History == The first time it is mentioned in [[history]] is [[899]], when king [[Alfred the Great]] left the [[manor]] to his son [[:en:Æthelweard_(son_of_Alfred)|Aethelweard]]. The name ''Crewkerne'' comes from the [[Saxon]] words ''Cruce'' ([[cross]]) and ''earne'' ([[cottage]]), because of the early [[Church (building)|church]] there. There was also a [[Mint (money)|mint]] where [[coin]]s were made between [[978]] and [[1035]]. In [[1066]], the manor belonged to Edith, mistress of [[Harold Godwinson]]. After the [[Norman Conquest]], it belonged directly to [[William the Conqueror]]. == Notable Sites == [[:en:St_Bartholomew's_Church,_Crewkerne|St Bartholomew's Church]] is located on the high ground west of the town. Its' existence dates back as far as the 9th Century. ==Other websites== * [http://www.crewkernetown.co.uk/commerce/docs/eus_crewkernetext.pdf Archaeology of Crewkerne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103002450/http://www.crewkernetown.co.uk/commerce/docs/eus_crewkernetext.pdf |date=2006-11-03 }} (.pdf file) {{multistub|geo|UK}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Somerset]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Somerset]]