Horton, Somerset

infobox UK place
country= England
latitude= 50.9282
longitude= -2.9687
official_name= Horton
population= 788ref|population
shire_district= South Somerset
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Yeovil
post_town= ILMINSTER
postcode_district = TA19
postcode_area= TA
dial_code= 01460
os_grid_reference= ST320147

Horton is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles north of Chard in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 788ref|population.

During the late 70's a small group of Children from Channells Lane in Horton got together to form a club called "The Sword Of Justice". They decided to try to raise some money for Charity and arranged a village Fete to raise money for Dr Barnardos. The fete proved very popular and was repeated the following year to raise money for the then very ropey playing field in the village. Again it was a great success and the yearly Fete has since gone on to become a very important part of the villages social calendar, known as "Horton fate and flower show" from 2006. The money raised is going to the new village hall. The Horton Flower Show is where local green fingered individuals can compete for prizes and prestige, amongst which are the biggest marrow competition or best fairy cake.

References

# Somerset County Council, 2002. [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/estimates/2002mye/ Population estimates] .