Overview of Chard
Chard is a town and civil parish in the Somerset county of England. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon border, 15 miles (24Â km) south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 12,000 and, at an elevation of 121 metres (397Â ft), it is the southernmost and highest town in Somerset. Administratively Chard forms part of the district of South Somerset. The name of the town was Cerden in 1065 and Cerdre in the Domesday Book of 1086. Before the Norman Conquest, Chard was held by the Bishop of Wells. The town's first charter was from King John in 1234. Most of the town was destroyed by fire in 1577, and it was further damaged during the English Civil War. A 1663 will by Richard Harvey of Exeter established Almshouses known as Harvey's Hospital. In 1685 Chard was one of the towns in which Judge Jeffreys held some of the Bloody Assizes after the failure of the Monmouth Rebellion. textile manufacture was important in the Middle Ages. Chard claims to be the birthplace of powered flight and the development of articulated artificial limbs. Chard is a key point on the Taunton Stop Line, a World War II defensive line. The Chard Canal was a tub boat canal built between 1835 and 1842. Chard Branch Line was created in 1860 to connect the two London and South Western Railway and Bristol and Exeter Railway main lines and ran through Chard until 1965. Local folklore claims that the town has a very unusual and unique feature, a stream running along either side of Fore Street, one stream eventually flows into the Bristol Channel and the other eventually reaches the English Channel. Chard Reservoir, approximately a mile north east of the town, is a Local Nature Reserve, and Snowdon Hill Quarry a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Major employers in the town include Numatic International Limited and the Oscar Mayer food processing plant. There are a range of sporting and cultural facilities, with secondary education being provided at Holyrood Academy and religious sites including the Church of St Mary the Virgin which dates from the late 11th century.
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3 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £320,000
- Address
- Chard Somerset Northay, TA20 3DN
- Description
- Three bedrooms, two reception detached period cottage offering generous living space featuring inglenook fireplaces with multi fuel stoves. The master bedroom enjoys an ensuite bathroom with two further bedrooms and shower room. Off street parking to...
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3 bedroom Terraced for sale
- Price
- £150,000
- Address
- Combe Street Chard Chard, TA20 1JA
- Description
- *** To Be Sold At Auction 23rd February 2017 *** GUIDE PRICE - £150,000 - £175,000 Located within walking distance of the amenities of the town is this 3/4 bedroom Grade II listed Georgian house. The current owners have completed a program of updatin...
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3 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £219,950
- Address
- Tatworth Chard Perry Street, TA20 2TF
- Description
- Offered to the market with the benefit of no onward chain with modernising and updating required throughout. Accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, cloakroom, lounge, dining room with conservatory off, kitchen and further conservatory to the si...
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4 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £275,000
- Address
- Chard Somerset Furnham, TA20 1NU
- Description
- The extensive accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, lounge with office/study off, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom, four bedrooms, shower room and family bathroom. The property further benefits from front and rear g...
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2 bedroom Terraced for sale
- Price
- £160,000
- Address
- Tatworth Road Chard Jocelyn Park, TA20 2DP
- Description
- Accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, cloakroom, lounge/diner, kitchen, landing with feature part galleried area, two double bedrooms and recently re fitted modern shower room. The property further benefits from wooden double glazing throughou...
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3 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £239,950
- Address
- Chard Somerset Crimchard, TA20 1DT
- Description
- The property is positioned in a corner plot the generous accommodation comprises of entrance porch, entrance hallway, cloakroom, lounge with, conservatory off, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom with en suite shower room, two further bedrooms and f...
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5 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £339,950
- Address
- Chard Somerset Holbear, TA20 2HR
- Description
- A four bedroom detached house on the outskirts of town providing flexible accommodation to include a self contained one bedroom annexe. The property provides off road parking for several vehicles, front and rear gardens. Detached house with one bedro...
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4 bedroom Semi-Detached for sale
- Price
- £299,950
- Address
- Tatworth Chard Tatworth, TA20 2TH
- Description
- Accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, cloakroom, study/office and lounge with bi-folding doors to a balcony to the ground floor and the first floor having a landing, three double bedrooms with master en-suite and a family bathroom. The lower g...
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3 bedroom Semi-Detached for sale
- Price
- £170,000
- Address
- Chard Somerset Jocelyn Park, TA20 2HZ
- Description
- Sold with the benefit of no onward chain accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, cloakroom, kitchen, lounge/diner, side porch, three bedrooms and family bathroom. The property further benefits from gas central heating, part double glazing, front...
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4 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £244,950
- Address
- Chard Somerset Chard, TA20 2HG
- Description
- The well presented and spacious accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, cloakroom, kitchen/diner, utility room, lounge, master bedroom with en suite shower room, three further bedrooms, family bathroom and an additional shower room. The property...
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1 bedroom Flat for sale
- Price
- £100,000
- Address
- Chard Somerset Crimchard, TA20 1BW
- Description
- This well appointed first floor apartment offers light and airy accommodation and comprises entrance hall with stairs rising to the landing with a storage cupboard and airing cupboard. Lounge with double glazed window to the front and night storage h...
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2 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £300,000
- Address
- Chard Somerset Chard, TA20 1QS
- Description
- **For Sale By Public Auction 15 December 2016 at Sandy Park Conference Centre, Sandy Park Way, Exeter, EX2 7NN** Guide Price - £300,000 - £350,000 An attractive spacious two/four bedroom detached family home, for continued modernisation and having po...
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4 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £244,950
- Address
- Chard Somerset Chard, TA20 2HG
- Description
- The well presented and spacious accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, cloakroom, kitchen/diner, utility room, lounge, master bedroom with en suite shower room, three further bedrooms, family bathroom and an additional shower room. The property...
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Detached for sale
- Price
- £160,000
- Address
- Tatworth Road Chard Jocelyn Park, TA20 2DP
- Description
- Accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, cloakroom, lounge/diner, kitchen, landing with feature part galleried area, two double bedrooms and recently re fitted modern shower room. The property further benefits from wooden double glazing throughou...
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3 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £239,950
- Address
- Chard Somerset Crimchard, TA20 1DT
- Description
- The property is positioned in a corner plot the generous accommodation comprises of entrance porch, entrance hallway, cloakroom, lounge with, conservatory off, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom with en suite shower room, two further bedrooms and f...
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4 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £275,000
- Address
- Chard Somerset Furnham, TA20 1NU
- Description
- The extensive accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, lounge with office/study off, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom, four bedrooms, shower room and family bathroom. The property further benefits from front and rear g...
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3 bedroom Bungalow for sale
- Price
- £329,500
- Address
- Winsham Chard Winsham, TA20 4ED
- Description
- A spacious three bedroom detached bungalow with master en-suite shower room, garage, parking and gardens. The accommodation further includes generous lounge/diner, kitchen and family bathroom. The property is currently used for holiday letting but va...
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2 bedroom Detached for sale
- Price
- £300,000
- Address
- Chard Somerset Chard, TA20 1QS
- Description
- **For Sale By Public Auction 15 December 2016 at Sandy Park Conference Centre, Sandy Park Way, Exeter, EX2 7NN** Guide Price - £300,000 - £350,000 An attractive spacious two bedroom detached family home, for continued modernisation and having potenti...
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2 bedroom Maisonette for sale
- Price
- £104,950
- Address
- Chard Somerset Chard, TA20 1LW
- Description
- The well proportioned accommodation is set over two floors and the property would now benefit from some updating throughout. Accommodation comprises of entrance hallway, lounge with door leading out to a balcony, kitchen/diner, two double bedrooms, b...
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4 bedroom Semi-Detached for sale
- Price
- £274,950
- Address
- Crewkerne Road Chard Furnham, TA20 1EZ
- Description
- The spacious accommodation is set over three floors and comprises of entrance lobby, entrance hallway, lounge, dining doom, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, two cloakrooms and conservatory to the first floor. The second floor has three double be...
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