page_title: Churchill, Somerset
section_title: Governance
hierarchical_section_title: Churchill, Somerset / Governance
caption_attribution_description: English: In Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee of 1897, a Wellingtonia tree was planted to mark it. It stood here until it became badly affected and had to be cut down. However, the remaining timber has been sculpted into "Hands of Friendship"
context_page_description: Churchill is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located in the unitary authority of North Somerset, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, about 8 miles east of Weston-super-Mare, and about 15 miles south-west of Bristol. The parish, which includes the village of Lower Langford and the hamlet of Upper Langford, has a population of 2,250.
  Although relatively close to large urban centres, Churchill has the character of a small country village. The village is settled around the junction of the A38 and A368 and is overlooked by Dolebury Warren, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, Windmill Hill to the north, and the Mendip Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, to the south. Churchill, like many villages, grew around its medieval church, and has many listed buildings reflecting the history of the parish.
  There is one primary school, a secondary school, a post office, several shops and small businesses, three churches, and four pubs serving the area. There is also a doctor's surgery, allotments at Pudding Pie Lane, a hotel, and a number of bed and breakfast establishments.
context_section_description: From 1894 to 1974 Churchill was part of the Axbridge Rural District. When this was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 it became part of the Woodspring district in the new county of Avon. In 1996 this became the North Somerset unitary authority, as established by the Local Government Act 1992, which remains part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. The Blagdon and Churchill ward is represented by one councillor on the North Somerset Council.
  There are thirteen parish councillors, either elected on a four-yearly basis or co-opted when a vacancy occurs. The 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 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, such as the memorial hall, playing fields and playgrounds, 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 of interest to the council.
  The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the Weston-super-Mare county constituency. The MP for the constituency is John Penrose of the Conservative Party, who first won the seat in the 2005 General Election.
caption: Sculpture made from the Wellingtonia tree planted for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897
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