Northmoor Green is a village in south central 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

England

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, that is more commonly known as Moorland, and sometimes mistakenly called Fordgate even though it is a separate hamlet. These places being hamlets

Hamlet (place)

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 of Moorland in the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of North Petherton

North Petherton

North Petherton is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the eastern foothills of the Quantocks, and close to the edge of the Somerset Levels.The town has a population of 5,189...

.

Set in the heart of the Somerset levels

Somerset Levels

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 it has the river Parrett

River Parrett

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 running next to it. It has fewer local amenities than it used to; the village shop, school and post office have closed leaving only a church, village hall and an out of village pub, The Thatchers Arms.

Ancient Manorial Title: 'Wely' (Robert Dunning VCA) and (Noble Titles of Steyning, Sussex) (England)
Current 'Lady of the Manor of Wely': 'Marina Dawn Pritchard', (South Wales)(Since May 2005)

The Village Hall was built to celebrate the coronation

Coronation of the British monarch

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 of Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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. It was originally started by the villagers themselves, but had to be pulled down and rebuilt by professional builders, as the walls were not straight. Dances used to be held in it once a month, with refreshments provided by the local Women's Institutes.

Before the hall was built, a small amateur dramatic society, The Parrett Players, produced two one act plays which were held in the local school.