Abbey Farmhouse, Montacute
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Abbey Farmhouse is a detached house in Montacute
, Somerset
, England, which incorporates the gateway of the medieval Montacute Priory
. It was built in the 16th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
After the dissolution of the monasteries
the property became a farmhouse, but by 1633 it was 'almost desolate'. By 1782 it was a revitalised farm, remaining part of the Phelips estate until 1918.
There are 2.5 acres (1 ha) of walled gardens, which have been laid out since 1963.
A long distance public footpath, the Monarch's Way
runs along the course of a Roman (or earlier) trackway immediately in front of the building, through the gate incorrectly labelled as "private" in the photo. This path leads to Ham Hill Country Park
via fields and woodland
Montacute
Montacute is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 680 . The name Montacute is thought by some to derive from the Latin "Mons Acutus", referring to the small but still quite acute hill dominating the village to the west.The village...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England, which incorporates the gateway of the medieval Montacute Priory
Montacute Priory
Montacute Priory was a Cluniac priory of the Benedictine order in Montacute, Somerset, England, founded between 1078 and 1102 by William, Count of Mortain, in face of a threat that if he did not do so, the King would take the land from him. It was the only Somerset dependency of Cluny Abbey until...
. It was built in the 16th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
After the dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
the property became a farmhouse, but by 1633 it was 'almost desolate'. By 1782 it was a revitalised farm, remaining part of the Phelips estate until 1918.
There are 2.5 acres (1 ha) of walled gardens, which have been laid out since 1963.
A long distance public footpath, the Monarch's Way
Monarch's Way
The Monarch's Way is a long-distance footpath in England that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.Most of the footpath is waymarked...
runs along the course of a Roman (or earlier) trackway immediately in front of the building, through the gate incorrectly labelled as "private" in the photo. This path leads to Ham Hill Country Park
Ham Hill Country Park
Ham Hill is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest , Scheduled Ancient Monument, Iron Age hill fort, Roman site, Local Nature Reserve and country park, to the west of Yeovil in Somerset, England....
via fields and woodland