▁built ▁around ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁as ▁a ▁country ▁house ▁by ▁Richard ▁Car ver ▁( Arch itect ) ▁for ▁Daniel ▁Bl omm ert . ▁In ▁the ▁grounds ▁is ▁the ▁Wille tt ▁Tower ▁a ▁ ▁high ▁fol ly ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁ru ined ▁church ▁tower . ▁Its ▁date ▁of ▁construction ▁is ▁uncertain ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁and ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁with ▁funds ▁raised ▁of ▁£ 1 3 0 ▁by ▁public ▁subscription . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁council ▁has ▁responsibility ▁for ▁local ▁issues , ▁including ▁setting ▁an ▁annual ▁pre cept ▁( local ▁rate ) ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁council ' s ▁operating ▁costs ▁and ▁producing ▁annual ▁accounts ▁for ▁public ▁scr ut iny . ▁The ▁parish ▁council ▁evalu ates ▁local ▁planning ▁applications ▁and ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁police , ▁district ▁council ▁officers , ▁and ▁neighbourhood ▁watch ▁groups ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁crime , ▁security , ▁and ▁traffic . ▁The ▁parish ▁council ' s ▁role ▁also ▁includes ▁initi ating ▁projects ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁and ▁repair ▁of ▁parish ▁facilities , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁consult ing ▁with ▁the ▁district ▁council ▁on ▁the ▁maintenance , ▁repair , ▁and ▁improvement ▁of ▁high ways , ▁d rain age , ▁foot paths , ▁public ▁transport , ▁and ▁street ▁clean ing . ▁Conserv ation ▁matters ▁( including ▁trees ▁and ▁listed ▁buildings ) ▁and ▁environmental ▁issues ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁falls ▁within ▁the ▁non - met ropol itan ▁district ▁of