Kilmersdon is a village and civil parish on the north eastern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset between the towns of Radstock and Frome. It is located on the B3139 between Wells and Trowbridge in Wiltshire. The settlement is recorded in William I's Domesday book and dates back at least 1,000 years; though the core of the village dates from the mid nineteenth century. The parish includes the hamlets of
Charlton, South View and Green Parlour.
The old post office
Peckett 0-4-0ST No.1788 (built 1929) works wagons under the coal wash from Kilmersdon Colliery, 1969
Former colliery coal tip, located in Waterside valley
The Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust's Peckett 0-4-0ST Kilmersdon, resting outside Minehead engine shed on the West Somerset Railway
"Jack and Jill" is a traditional English nursery rhyme. The Roud Folk Song Index classifies the commonest tune and its variations as number 10266, although it has been set to several others. The original rhyme dates back to the 18th century and different numbers of verses were later added, each with variations in the wording. Throughout the 19th century new versions of the story were written featuring different incidents. A number of theories continue to be advanced to explain the rhyme's historical origin.
A postcard of the rhyme using Dorothy M. Wheeler's 1916 illustration Playⓘ
An advertising card based on Kate Greenaway's 1881 illustration of the rhyme
The plaque erected in 2000 at Kilmersdon to commemorate the village's association with the rhyme
