Nettlecombe, Somerset

Coordinates: 51°07′53″N 3°20′54″W / 51.131468°N 3.348407°W / 51.131468; -3.348407

Nettlecombe is a civil parish in the English county of Somerset. The parish covers a rural area below the Brendon Hills, comprising the small hamlets of Woodford, Yarde and Torre together with more isolated individual farms and homes. In 2011, the parish had a population of 174.

The village takes its name from Nettlecombe Court, an Elizabethan manor house which was once the manorial centre of the area.

There are no shops or other services within the parish, which is instead served by the nearby village of Williton.

History

The manor was held before the Norman Conquest by Godwin, son of King Harold, and subsequently was the property of the crown. In 1160 it was granted to Hugh de Ralph and has never been sold since. It passed down through the family to John Trevelyan in 1481 and is still held by his successors.

The parish of Nettlecombe was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred.

Governance

Marland Yarde

Marland Yarde (born 20 April 1992) is a Saint Lucian-born English rugby union wing who plays for Harlequins. He has previously spent time on loan at London Welsh. At international level Yarde represents England.

Early life

Born in Castries, Saint Lucia, Yarde moved to England as a nine-year-old. He came through the England age-group teams after taking up rugby at 14 having originally played football with the Queens Park Rangers Academy. He then earned a scholarship to Whitgift School, south London.

Club career

Marland returned to London Irish from London Welsh ready for the 2010 season. In his debut season, Marland made one appearance for Irish, against Sale Sharks, He started at wing and in his debut match he scored a try. This wasn't enough to force his way through to the main team. The following season was an improvement, where he appeared for Irish a further 9 times, but his only tries came in the 52-point demolition of Gloucester, when he came on as a replacement to score two tries. In the 2012/2013 season he appeared 23 times for Irish, scoring 7 tries, including a hat-trick against Worcester Warriors.