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22 December 2024

Catcott is a rural village and civil parish situated close to Edington, 7 miles to the east of Bridgwater on the Somerset Levels to the north of the Polden Hills in Somerset, England.

History of Catcott.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Roger de Courcelles held five hides at Catcott, which were recorded with Glastonbury Abbey's Shapwick estate.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village has come under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to 2023, Catcott was part of the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on the 1st of April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It had previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District.

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