Cotford St Luke
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Cotford St Luke is a village in the district of Taunton Deane
, Somerset
, England. Cotford St Luke is a new village that was established following the closure of Tone Vale Hospital
and Cotford Asylum in the 1990s. The old asylum buildings were converted into housing commencing in the late 1990s.
The former hospital St Luke's chapel, which is a Grade II listed building built in the 1890s, was converted into a public house/restaurant and opened on 13 July 2008, after being derelict for 18 years. The pub closed in May 2011 and is currently for sale.
Cotford St Luke Community Primary School is situated on the edge of the village. It was built on what were the grounds of the asylum playing fields and opened in September 2004. The school has 10 classes and caters for children from 4 to 11 years, with a pre-school on site for children from the age of 3 years.
Dene Barton Community Hospital
is a modern hospital located in the village, and has 40 beds for elderly patients needing acute care
or rehabilitation
.
Cotford St Luke is served by numbers 25, 25A and 25B scheduled bus services provided by First Group on the Taunton
- Wiveliscombe
- Barnstaple
route. These run approximately every half hour daytimes Monday to Saturday in both directions. Other destinations, including Bridgwater
and Kingston St Mary
are also served but less frequently.
On 5 May 2011, Cotford St Luke Parish Council was formed after previously being part of Bishop's Lydeard and Cothelstone
Parish Council. Seven Parish Councillors were elected un-opposed.
Taunton Deane
Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Taunton.The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Taunton, Wellington Urban District, Taunton Rural District,...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England. Cotford St Luke is a new village that was established following the closure of Tone Vale Hospital
Tone Vale Hospital
Tone Vale Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located approximately to the north west of Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, Somerset, England, in what is now the village of Cotford St Luke...
and Cotford Asylum in the 1990s. The old asylum buildings were converted into housing commencing in the late 1990s.
The former hospital St Luke's chapel, which is a Grade II listed building built in the 1890s, was converted into a public house/restaurant and opened on 13 July 2008, after being derelict for 18 years. The pub closed in May 2011 and is currently for sale.
Cotford St Luke Community Primary School is situated on the edge of the village. It was built on what were the grounds of the asylum playing fields and opened in September 2004. The school has 10 classes and caters for children from 4 to 11 years, with a pre-school on site for children from the age of 3 years.
Dene Barton Community Hospital
Dene Barton Community Hospital
Dene Barton Community Hospital is a small NHS hospital located in Cotford St Luke, near Taunton, Somerset, England. It is run by Somerset Community Health, part of the Somerset Primary Care Trust.-Facilities:...
is a modern hospital located in the village, and has 40 beds for elderly patients needing acute care
Acute medicine
Acute medicine is that part of internal medicine concerned with the immediate and early specialist management of adult patients with a wide range of medical conditions who present in hospital as emergencies. It developed in the United Kingdom in the early 2000s as a dedicated field of medicine,...
or rehabilitation
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
.
Cotford St Luke is served by numbers 25, 25A and 25B scheduled bus services provided by First Group on the Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
- Wiveliscombe
Wiveliscombe
Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The town has a population of 2,670. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Maundown.-History:...
- Barnstaple
Barnstaple
Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the...
route. These run approximately every half hour daytimes Monday to Saturday in both directions. Other destinations, including Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
and Kingston St Mary
Kingston St Mary
Kingston St Mary is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated at the southern end of the Quantock Hills north of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
are also served but less frequently.
On 5 May 2011, Cotford St Luke Parish Council was formed after previously being part of Bishop's Lydeard and Cothelstone
Cothelstone
Cothelstone is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the Quantock Hills six miles north of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
Parish Council. Seven Parish Councillors were elected un-opposed.