| The parish of Stoke
Trister is situated in the rural deanery of Bruton and hundred of Norton
Ferris. It is bounded to the north by the parish of Charlton Musgrove.
To the east lies the parish of Penselwood. Also starting in the east
and going around to the south is Cucklington,
with Wincanton
starting to the south and going around to the West Of Stoke Trister.
The area is 1,659 acres and the land was completely used for dairy purposes.
The church was built in 1841 and is dedicated to St Andrew. It is of
stone and consists of chancel and nave, south porch and an embattled
western tower, with pinnacles, containing 5 bells. The parish registers
date from 1751. The following extract is taken from the History & Antiquities of the County of Somerset, by the Rev'd J. Collinson 1791 - Available on CD Rom from Archive CD Books) Is a parish on the eastern side of Wincanton, comprising a large hamlet called Bayford, situated one mile westward in the turnpike-road from the town of Wincanton to Mere in Wiltshire. This manor, with its members of Bayford and Cucklington, was possessed by Robert earl of Morton at the time of the Norman Conquest. " Bretel holds of the Earl, STOCHE. Two thanes held it in the time of King Edward, and gelded for three hides. The arable is five carucates. In demesne is tagers, with two ploughs. There is a mill of ten-pence rent, and fifteen acres of meadow. 'Wood one mile long, and one furlong broad. It was and is worth sixty shillings."
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About the time of Henry I. this manor became the property of Richard Del Estre, a baron of great account, who held divers sees in this county of the honour of Morton, and the barony of Montacute. It does not appear how long that family were in possession of this manor, but in the time of King John we find it the property of Richard Rivel, lord of Curry-Rivel and other manors in this county, whose heiress Sabina, in the time of Henry III. brought it by marriage to Henry de Ortiaco, or L'Orti, another great baron and landholder in the western parts of England, This Henry was father of another Henry, who, 14 Edw. I. having been in the expedition into Wales, obtained the King's grecept for scutage from all his tenants by military service. 22 Edw. I. he had summons to attend the King at Portsmouth well furnished with horse and arms to sail into France. 25 Edw. I. he was summoned to parliament among the barons; and 32 Edw. I. obtained a charter of free-warren in all his demesne lands at Stoke-Trister, as also a licence for a market every week upon the Tuesday at Cucklington, with a fair yearly on the eve, day, and morrow after the feast of All-Saints, and seven days ensuing.
In the same
reign also the said Henry L'Orti granted to the abbey of Bindori in the county
of Dorset, all suit of court, with the homage, in this his manor of Stoke-Trister.
This Henry L'Orti died 14 Edw. II. leaving issue Henry his son and heir, the
third of that name. Which Henry, by his deed dated 19 Edw. II. granted to Thomas
Att-Ayshe Baker, a messuage, two yard-lands, two acres of meadow, and two acres
of wood, in Curry-Rivel, Langport, and Westover, parcel of the demeihe lands
of Curry-Rivel, there remained to the said Henry, besides this feossment, the
manors of Curry-Rivel, Pitney, and Stoke-Trister, all held of the King in chief
by knight's service. He died 15 Edw. III. seized of the manors of Stoke-Trister,
Bayford, and Cucklington, with the advowson of the church of Cucklington, and
the chapel of Stoke, leaving John de L'Orti his son and heir. Which John de
L'Orti, many years before his death, granted to one Elizabeth Child, of Stanford,
the manors of Stoke-Trister, Cucklington, and Bayford, to hold to her, her heirs
and assigns for ever. Shortly after this enseossment he married the said Elizabeth
Child, and she surviving him, released all her right in the said manors to Sir
John de Molyns, lent, and his heirs, who had likewise before a similar release
thereof from Ralph de Middelney, William de Marischal, and Richard de L'Orti,
brother of Sir John de L'Orti, knt. aforesaid. 17 Edw. III. William de Montacute
earl of Sarum died seized in his demesne, as of see, of the manor of Stoke-Trister,
with the members of Cucklington and Bayford, and all other appertenances, parcel
of the barony de Urtiaco.
After which the said manors passed to the Fitz-Alans earls of Arundel; and are
now vested in Edward "Phelips, of Montacute, esq. The living of Stoke Trister
is a rectory in the deanery of Gary, and in the patronage of the lord of the
manor. The Rev. William Phelips is the present incumbent. The church is a small
building of one pace, having a tower with four bells. Under the communion-table
is an inscription to the memory of the Rev. Charles Michell, rector of this
church, who died Feb. 18, 1715.
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