Curry Rivell, Somerset

Description
Curry-Rivell, a village and a parish in Somerset. the village stands near the river Parret, 2 miles WSW of Lang-port station on the G,W.R., and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Taunton. The parish includes also the tithings of Hambridge and Portfield, part of tlu-tithings of Burton-Pynsent and Week, and part of the hamlet of Westport. Acreage, 4881; population of the civil parish,-1549 ; of the ecclesiastical, 1063. The surface is hilly, and the rocks include blue lias. The living is a vicarage, united with the perpetual curacy of Weston, in the diocese of Bath and Wells; joint gross value, £310 with residence. The church is Early English, consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower, has beautiful windows, and contains carved oaken seats and screen, and a curious monument of M. and R. Jennings. The vicarage of Hambridge is a separate benefice. There is a Congregational chapel and also a reading-room.