South SomersetSouth Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.The South Somerset district covers and area of ranging from the borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 158,000...
is a local government districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
in the English county of SomersetThe 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...
. The South Somerset district occupies an area of 370 square miles (958 km²), stretching from its borders with DevonDevon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
and DorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
to the edge of the Somerset LevelsThe Somerset Levels, or the Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly but more correctly known, is a sparsely populated coastal plain and wetland area of central Somerset, South West England, between the Quantock and Mendip Hills...
. The district has a population of about 158,000, and has YeovilYeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
as its administrative centre.
In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance; Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of exceptional interest". Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom passed by the post-war Labour government...
. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. In England, the authority for listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990The Planning Act 1990 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the laws on granting of planning permission for building works, notably including those of the listed building system in England and Wales....
rests with English HeritageEnglish Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
, a non-departmental public bodyIn the United Kingdom, a non-departmental public body —often referred to as a quango—is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive to certain types of public bodies...
sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and SportThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, such as broadcasting and internet....
; local authorities have a responsibility to regulate and enforce the planning regulations.
There are 94 Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset. Most are NormanAbout|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
- or medievalThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
-era churches, many of which are included in the Somerset towersThe Somerset towers are a collection of distinctive, mostly spireless Gothic church towers in the county of Somerset in south west England.Where beautiful castles and church spires rise above other parts of England, the crowning glory of many Somerset towns and villages is these medieval church...
—a collection of distinctive, mostly spireA spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....
less GothicGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
church towers—but there are other religious buildings as well. Muchelney AbbeyMuchelney Abbey is an English Heritage property in the village of Muchelney in the Somerset Levels, England.It comprises the remains and foundations of a medieval Benedictine abbey, the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon abbey, and an early Tudor house dating from the 16th century, formerly the...
consists of the remains and foundationsA foundation is the lowest and supporting layer of a structure. Foundations are generally divided into two categories: shallow foundations and deep foundations.-Shallow foundations:...
of a medieval BenedictineBenedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
AbbeyAn abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
and an early TudorThe Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...
house dating from the 16th century, formerly the lodgings of the resident abbotThe word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
. Stavordale PrioryStavordale Priory in Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England was built as a priory church in the 13th century and was converted into a private residence in 1533...
was built as a priory church in the 13th century and was converted into a private residence in 1533. The HamstoneHamstone is the colloquial name given to stone from Ham Hill, Somerset, England. Hamstone is a Jurassic limestone from the Toarcian, or Upper Lias, stage. It is a well cemented medium to coarse grained limestone characterised by its honey-gold colour and marked bedding planes. The stone contains...
Stoke sub Hamdon PrioryStoke sub Hamdon Priory is a 14th century former priests house of the chantry chapel of St Nicholas, in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument....
is a 14th-century former priest's house of the chantry chapel of St Nicholas, which after 1518 become a farm known as Parsonage Farmhouse. It remained a farm until about 1960, and has been owned by the National TrustThe National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
since 1946.
Since the ReformationThe Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
the 13th-century Hanging ChapelThe Hanging Chapel in Langport, Somerset, England is a 13th century archway, bearing a Perpendicular building known as the hanging chapel...
in LangportLangport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The town has a population of 1,067. The parish includes the hamlets of Bowdens and Combe...
has been a town hall, courthouseA courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
, grammar schoolA grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
, museumA museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
, and armouryAn armory or armoury is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those...
before becoming a masonicFreemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
hall in 1891. The house known as The AbbeyThe Abbey, Charlton Adam in Somerset, England is an irregular two and three-storey late 16th century house probably incorporating pre-Reformation work, which was restored in 1902 for Claude Neville of Butleigh Court, probably by C.E. Ponting, who also restored Lytes Cary in the same parish...
in Charlton MackrellCharlton Mackrell is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated three miles east of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 996....
takes its name from the site on which it was built, the ChantryChantry is the English term for a fund established to pay for a priest to celebrate sung Masses for a specified purpose, generally for the soul of the deceased donor. Chantries were endowed with lands given by donors, the income from which maintained the chantry priest...
Chapel of the Holy Spirit, founded in 1237. Naish PrioryNaish Priory in East Coker, Somerset, England, contains portions of a substantial house dating from the mid 14th century to around 1400. Emery says the building was not a priory as it had been termed by the late 19th century owner Troyte Chafyn Grove, and there appears no evidence of ownership by a...
, built around 1400 in East CokerEast Coker is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its nearest town is Yeovil, which is situated two miles north from the village. The village has a population of 1,781...
, was never a prioryA priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
, and similarly the Abbey Farm HouseThe Abbey Farm House in Yeovil, Somerset, England was built around 1420 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The Ham stone farmhouse was built by John Stourton II, who was also known as Jenkyn...
and Abbey BarnThe Abbey Barn in Preston Plucknett, Yeovil, Somerset, England was built around 1420 and in conjunction with the Abbey Farm House. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument....
in Yeovil which date from around 1420, have always been in lay-ownership; "abbey" was added to their names in the 19th century. The 140 feet (43 m) Burton Pynsent MonumentThe Burton Pynsent Monument on Troy Hill, at Burton Pynsent within the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England was built in 1757 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
was designed in 1757, by Capability BrownLancelot Brown , more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English landscape architect. He is remembered as "the last of the great English eighteenth-century artists to be accorded his due", and "England's greatest gardener". He designed over 170 parks, many of which still endure...
for William PittWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years' War...
, as a monument to Sir William Pynsent. King Alfred's TowerKing Alfred's Tower or The Folly of King Alfred the Great is in the parish of Brewham, Somerset, and was built as part of the celebrated Stourhead estate and landscape. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and nowadays belongs to the National Trust...
, a 161 feet (49 m) high, triangular edifice, stands near Egbert's stone, where it is believed that Alfred the GreatAlfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English monarch still to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself...
, King of Wessex, rallied the SaxonsThe Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...
in May 878 before the Battle of Ethandun. The towers funder, Henry HoareHenry Hoare II , known as Henry the Magnificent, was an English banker and garden owner-designer.-Career:Born the son of Henry Hoare I and educated at Westminster School, Henry Hoare dominated the Hoare family through his wealth and personal charisma. Henry was a partner for nearly 60 years in C...
, planned for it to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' WarThe Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...
against France and the accession of King George IIIGeorge III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
. The other Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset are manor houseA manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
s, built over long periods by local Lords of the ManorThe Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
. The Tudor Barrington CourtBarrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun c. 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular 17th-century stable court , situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England...
was the first country house acquired by the National TrustThe National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
, in 1907, on the recommendation of the antiquarian Canon Hardwicke RawnsleyCanon Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley , was an English clergyman, poet, writer of hymns and conservationist, known as one of the co-founders of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty...
. Newton SurmavilleNewton Surmaville is a small park and house south of Yeovil, Somerset in the district of South Somerset, in England. It lies just outside the town in the parish of Barwick.- House :...
was built between 1608 and 1612 for Robert Harbin, a Yeovil merchant, on the site of an earlier building, but was extensively altered and enhanced in the 1870s. Lytes Cary and its associated chapel and gardens have parts dating to as early as the 14th century. The architectural historian Nikolaus PevsnerSir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...
praised it, saying "Yet all parts blend to perfection with one another and with the gentle sunny landscape that surrounds them." The 17th-century houseTintinhull Garden, located in Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset, England is a small 20th century Arts and Crafts garden surrounding a 17th century house. The property is in the ownership of the National Trust.-House:...
at TintinhullThis article is about a village in England. For the Australian village, see Tintinhull, New South Wales.Tintinhull is a village and civil parish close to the A303 near Yeovil, south west of Ilchester, in Somerset, England...
is surrounded by a small 20th-century Arts and CraftsArts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
gardenA garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
. Ven HouseVen House in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is an English manor houseA hamlet of Ven or Fenn existed in the mid-thirteenth century Ven House in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is an English manor houseA hamlet of Ven or Fenn existed in the mid-thirteenth century Ven House in Milborne Port,...
, which stands on an artificially raised terrace, has a rectangular plan of seven baysA bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
by five bays, and is built of red brick in Flemish bond, with local Hamstone dressings; its north and south fronts are divided by two giant CorinthianThe Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
pilasters. The small William and MaryThe phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...
style house was completed sometime between 1698 and 1700. It was enlarged between 1725 and 1730 by Decimus BurtonDecimus Burton was a prolific English architect and garden designer, He is particularly associated with projects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and London Zoo, and with the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and...
, who provided a new drawing-room for Sir W. Medleycott and also an orangery attached to the house. Brympton d'EvercyBrympton d'Evercy is a manor house near Yeovil in the county of Somerset, England. It has been described as the most beautiful house in England, in a country of architecturally pleasing country houses; whatever the truth of that statement, in 1927 the British magazine Country Life published a set...
, built in stages between about 1220 and the 18th century, has been described, by Auberon WaughAuberon Alexander Waugh was a British author and journalist, son of the novelist Evelyn Waugh. He was known to his family and friends as Bron Waugh.-Life and career:...
, as "the most beautiful house in England".
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Church of All SaintsThe Church of All Saints which is next to the River Brue in Alford, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century, with minor 19th-century restoration. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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AlfordAlford is a village and parish on the River Alham, in Somerset, England, situated south of Shepton Mallet and two miles west of Castle Cary in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 63. It lies on the River Cary.-History:...
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Barrington CourtBarrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun c. 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular 17th-century stable court , situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England...
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BarringtonBarrington is a village and civil parish, situated south east of Taunton and west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England...
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Church of St Mary the VirginThe Church of St Mary the Virgin in Barrington, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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BarringtonBarrington is a village and civil parish, situated south east of Taunton and west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England...
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Newton SurmavilleNewton Surmaville is a small park and house south of Yeovil, Somerset in the district of South Somerset, in England. It lies just outside the town in the parish of Barwick.- House :...
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BarwickBarwick is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district and on the border with Dorset. The parish, which includes the village of Stoford has a population of 1,289.-History:...
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BeercrocombeBeercrocombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, a tributary of the River Isle, south of Curry Mallet and south-east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
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Alfred's TowerKing Alfred's Tower or The Folly of King Alfred the Great is in the parish of Brewham, Somerset, and was built as part of the celebrated Stourhead estate and landscape. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and nowadays belongs to the National Trust...
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Brewham Brewham is a civil parish in Somerset, England, consisting of the villages of North Brewham and South Brewham, on either side of the river in the Brue Valley east of Bruton and south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 410.-History:The name of the...
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Church of St Aldhelm and St EadburghaThe Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha in Broadway, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building....
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BroadwayBroadway is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Ilminster and north of Chard in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 616...
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Sexey's HospitalSexey's Hospital in Bruton, Somerset, England was built around 1630 as almshouses. The West Wing and chapel have been designated as a Grade I listed building. The East Wing and gateway are grade II listed....
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BrutonBruton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Brue seven miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, ten miles north-west of Gillingham and twelve miles south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The town has a...
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Bow Bridge, PloxBow Bridge is a 15th century Packhorse bridge over the River Brue in Plox, Bruton, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument....
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BrutonBruton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Brue seven miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, ten miles north-west of Gillingham and twelve miles south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The town has a...
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Church of St MaryThe Church of St Mary in Bruton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It has been designated a Grade I listed building.The first church on the site was founded by Ine of Wessex in the 7th century, which grew into an Augustinian Bruton Abbey the remains of which can be seen next to the...
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BrutonBruton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Brue seven miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, ten miles north-west of Gillingham and twelve miles south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The town has a...
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Church of the Holy TrinityThe Church of the Holy Trinity in Wyke Champflower, Bruton, Somerset, England dates from 1623 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Wyke Champflower, BrutonBruton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Brue seven miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, ten miles north-west of Gillingham and twelve miles south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The town has a...
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BrymptonBrympton is a civil parish and ward in Somerset, UK. The parish is situated on the north-west edge of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish/ward has a population of 4,956...
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Church of St Mary the VirginThe Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Chard, Somerset, England dates from the late 11th century and was rebuilt in the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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ChardChard is a town and civil parish in the Somerset county of England. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon border, south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 12,000 and, at an elevation of , it is the southernmost and highest town in Somerset...
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ChardChard is a town and civil parish in the Somerset county of England. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon border, south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 12,000 and, at an elevation of , it is the southernmost and highest town in Somerset...
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Church of St Peter and St PaulThe Church of St Peter and St Paul at Charlton Adam in the parish of Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England has 14th century origins, however most of the current building is from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Charlton Adam, Charlton Mackrell Charlton Mackrell is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated three miles east of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 996....
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Lytes Cary ManorLytes Cary is a manor house with associated chapel and gardens near Charlton Mackrell and Somerton in Somerset, England. The property, owned by the National Trust, has parts dating to the 14th century, with other sections dating to the 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries...
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Charlton Mackrell Charlton Mackrell is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated three miles east of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 996....
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Charlton MusgroveCharlton Musgrove is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north east of Wincanton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 375...
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| Church of St Vincent The Anglican Church of St Vincent at Ashington in the civil parish of Chilton Cantelo, Somerset, England is from the 13th century. It has been designated asa Grade I listed building.It is a small two-cell church with nave and chancel...
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Chilton CanteloChilton Cantelo is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Yeo north of Yeovil and east of Ilchester in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 132...
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Church of All SaintsThe Church of All Saints in Sutton Bingham in the civil parish of Closworth, Somerset, England dates from the 12th and 13th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Sutton Bingham, Closworth Closworth is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles south of Yeovil in the South Somerset district, on the border with Dorset. The village has a population of 192....
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Church of St NicholasThe Church of St Nicholas in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England is Norman in origin, with the chancel and lower stage of the tower dating from the 13th century. It was enlarged and aisles added in the 15th century, with further restoration in 1836. It has been designated as a grade I listed...
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Combe St Nicholas Combe St Nicholas is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated north west of Chard and from Taunton in the South Somerset district on the edge of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish, which includes Wadeford and Scrapton, has a population of...
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Church of St BartholomewThe Church of St Bartholomew in Crewkerne, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.St Bartholomew's Parish Church stands on high ground to the west of the town...
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CrewkerneCrewkerne is a town in Somerset, England, situated south west of Yeovil and east of Chard in the South Somerset district close to the border with Dorset. The civil parish of West Crewkerne includes the hamlets of Woolminstone and Henley...
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Shanks HouseShanks House in Cucklington, Somerset, England has medieval fragments, but had major works in the 17th and 18th centuries, including refitting by Nathaniel Ireson. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Cucklington Cucklington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on a hill south east of Wincanton and north west of Gillingham in the South Somerset district, near the Dorset border...
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Church of St JamesThe Church of St James in Curry Mallet, Somerset, England has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The church is dedicated to All Saints, It has a three stage tower...
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Curry MalletCurry Mallet is a village and parish in Somerset, England. It is on the Fivehead River , east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
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Church of St AndrewThe Church of St Andrew in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building.-See also:* List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset* List of towers in Somerset...
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Curry Rivel Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton and east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 2,093...
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| Earnshill House Earnshill House in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England is a Manor house, set in parkland. It was built in 1725 for Henry Combe, a Bristol merchant by John Strachan. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Curry Rivel Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton and east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 2,093...
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| Burton Pynsent Monument The Burton Pynsent Monument on Troy Hill, at Burton Pynsent within the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England was built in 1757 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Burton Pynsent, Curry Rivel Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton and east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 2,093...
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Church of St CatherineThe Church of St Catherine in Drayton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.St Catherine's exterior is blue lias and golden hamstone...
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DraytonDrayton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated less than a mile from Curry Rivel and five miles southwest of Somerton in the South Somerset district. It is situated on the River Isle, near its confluence with the Parrett, and the former Westport Canal...
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Midelney ManorMidelney Manor in Drayton, Somerset, England was built in the late 16th century in two distinct halves by Richard and Thomas Trevillian. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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DraytonDrayton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated less than a mile from Curry Rivel and five miles southwest of Somerton in the South Somerset district. It is situated on the River Isle, near its confluence with the Parrett, and the former Westport Canal...
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Coker CourtCoker Court in East Coker, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The Courtney family were lords of the manor in the 14th and 15th centuries. They built the present building, on the site of an earlier house during the early part of the...
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East CokerEast Coker is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its nearest town is Yeovil, which is situated two miles north from the village. The village has a population of 1,781...
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| Hymerford House Hymerford House in East Coker, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and it has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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East CokerEast Coker is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its nearest town is Yeovil, which is situated two miles north from the village. The village has a population of 1,781...
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Naish PrioryNaish Priory in East Coker, Somerset, England, contains portions of a substantial house dating from the mid 14th century to around 1400. Emery says the building was not a priory as it had been termed by the late 19th century owner Troyte Chafyn Grove, and there appears no evidence of ownership by a...
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East CokerEast Coker is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its nearest town is Yeovil, which is situated two miles north from the village. The village has a population of 1,781...
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| Church of St Catherine The Church of St Catherine in Swell Lane, Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.It is adjacent to Swell Court Farmhouse which is also Grade I listed.-See also:...
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FiveheadFivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, miles east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
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Swell Court FarmhouseSwell Court Farmhouse in Swell Lane, Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.It is adjacent to Church of St Catherine, Fivehead which is also Grade I listed.-See also:...
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FiveheadFivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, miles east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
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Church of St MartinThe Church of St Martin in Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The tower dates from around 1505.-See also:* List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset...
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FiveheadFivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, miles east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
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Church of Saint AndrewThe Church of Saint Andrew is an Anglican parish church located on Turnhill Road, in High Ham, Somerset, England. It shows evidence of 12th and 14th century building and was largely rebuilt in 1476. On 17 April 1959, it was designated as a Grade I listed building.-History:The church is built in...
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High HamHigh Ham is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. Within the parish of High Ham are the villages of High Ham and Low Ham and the hamlets of Bowdens, Henley, Paradise and Picts Hill.-History:...
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| Church without dedication The Church without dedication at Low Ham in the parish of High Ham, Somerset, England was formerly a private chapel to the manor. It stands on the site of an earlier church, and was started in the early 17th century, damaged in the English Civil War, and completed in 1690...
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High HamHigh Ham is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. Within the parish of High Ham are the villages of High Ham and Low Ham and the hamlets of Bowdens, Henley, Paradise and Picts Hill.-History:...
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Church of St GeorgeThe Church of St George in Hinton St George, Somerset, England includes 13th-century work by masons of Wells Cathedral, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Hinton St GeorgeHinton St George is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated outside of Crewkerne, south west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 404....
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Church of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Huish Episcopi, Somerset, England has 12th century origins, but was largely rebuilt in 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.St Mary's Church also serves nearby Langport...
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Huish EpiscopiHuish Episcopi is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the outskirts of Langport, south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district...
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Church of St MaryThe Church of St Mary in Ilminster, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.Ilminster takes its name from the River Isle and its large church of St Mary, which is known as The Minster. The 15th century Hamstone building was refurbished in...
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IlminsterIlminster is a country town and civil parish in the countryside of south west Somerset, England, with a population of 4,781. Bypassed a few years ago, the town now lies just east of the intersection of the A303 and the A358...
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Church of St Mary the VirginThe Church of St Mary the Virgin in Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century with several restorations since. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Church of St MartinThe Church of St Martin in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Kingsbury EpiscopiKingsbury Episcopi is a village and civil parish on the River Parrett in Somerset, England, situated north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 1,277. The parish includes the villages of West Lambrook, East Lambrook and Thorney.-History:The "Episcopi"...
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Church of All SaintsThe Church of All Saints in Langport, Somerset, England, has 12th -century origins but was rebuilt in the late 15th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building....
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LangportLangport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The town has a population of 1,067. The parish includes the hamlets of Bowdens and Combe...
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The Hanging ChapelThe Hanging Chapel in Langport, Somerset, England is a 13th century archway, bearing a Perpendicular building known as the hanging chapel...
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LangportLangport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The town has a population of 1,067. The parish includes the hamlets of Bowdens and Combe...
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Church of Saint MaryThe Church of Saint Mary in Limington, Somerset, England dates from the late 14th century and includes fragments of an earlier building. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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LimingtonLimington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 199...
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Church of the Holy TrinityThe Church of the Holy Trinity in Long Sutton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Long SuttonLong Sutton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 862....
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| Church of St Mary The Church of St Mary in Marston Magna, Somerset, England can date its origins to before the Norman Conquest, however the present building largely dates from around 1360, with further rebuilding in the 15th century...
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Marston Magna Marston Magna is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district...
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Church of All SaintsThe Church of All Saints in Martock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The church was acquired by the Treasurer of Wells Cathedral in 1227 and he became the rector and patron of the church....
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MartockMartock is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish includes Hurst, approximately one mile south of the village, and Bower Hinton, which is located at the western end of the...
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| Treasurer's House The Treasurer's House is a National Trust-owned property in Martock, Somerset, England.It is a medieval priest's house built from Hamstone during the 13th century, with various extensions and alterations since. The Great Hall was completed in 1293 and there is an even earlier Solar Block with an...
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MartockMartock is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish includes Hurst, approximately one mile south of the village, and Bower Hinton, which is located at the western end of the...
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Church of St John the EvangelistThe Church of St John the Evangelist in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is a cruciform church of late Anglo-Saxon date and parts may well span the Norman conquest...
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Milborne PortMilborne Port is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, east of Sherborne, and in the South Somerset district. It has a population of 2,735...
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| Ven House Ven House in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is an English manor houseA hamlet of Ven or Fenn existed in the mid-thirteenth century Ven House in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is an English manor houseA hamlet of Ven or Fenn existed in the mid-thirteenth century Ven House in Milborne Port,...
[The entry for Ven House includes the orangery, the corridor linking Ven House and the orangery, the main entrance gateway, the north east pavilion and balustraded wall, north west pavilion & balustraded wall, stabling and other outbuildings and the terrace along the south garden front.] |
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Milborne PortMilborne Port is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, east of Sherborne, and in the South Somerset district. It has a population of 2,735...
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| Abbey Farmhouse 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....
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MontacuteMontacute 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...
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Montacute HouseMontacute House is a late Elizabethan country house situated in the South Somerset village of Montacute. This house is a textbook example of English architecture during a period that was moving from the medieval Gothic to the Renaissance Classical; this has resulted in Montacute being regarded as...
[The entry for Montacute House includes the north east and south east pavilions, walls, turrets and gateway.] |
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MontacuteMontacute 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...
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Church of St Peter and St PaulThe Church of St Peter and St Paul in Muchelney, Somerset, England has Saxon origins, however the current building largely dates from the 15th century...
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MuchelneyMuchelney is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Parrett, south of Huish Episcopi and miles south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district...
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| Muchelney Abbey Muchelney Abbey is an English Heritage property in the village of Muchelney in the Somerset Levels, England.It comprises the remains and foundations of a medieval Benedictine abbey, the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon abbey, and an early Tudor house dating from the 16th century, formerly the...
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MuchelneyMuchelney is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Parrett, south of Huish Episcopi and miles south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district...
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MuchelneyMuchelney is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Parrett, south of Huish Episcopi and miles south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district...
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Church of St MaryThe Church of St Mary in Mudford, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The church was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339...
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MudfordMudford is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated from Yeovil in the South Somerset district on the River Yeo. The village has a population of 649...
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Church of St MichaelThe Church of St Michael in North Cadbury, Somerset, England dates from 1417, although the tower was built a few years earlier. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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North CadburyNorth Cadbury is a village west of Wincanton in the River Cam in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It shares its parish with nearby Yarlington and includes the village of Galhampton, which got its name from the settlement of the rent-paying peasants, and the hamlet of...
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North Cadbury CourtNorth Cadbury Court in North Cadbury, Somerset, England is a country house built around 1580-1610, by Sir Francis Hastings. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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North CadburyNorth Cadbury is a village west of Wincanton in the River Cam in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It shares its parish with nearby Yarlington and includes the village of Galhampton, which got its name from the settlement of the rent-paying peasants, and the hamlet of...
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Church of St MartinThe Church of St Martin in North Perrott, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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North PerrottNorth Perrott is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset.-History:The name Perrott comes from the River Parrett.There is evidence of Roman and Iron Age settlement in the village....
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Church of St Mary the VirginThe Church of St Mary the Virgin in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England has 13th century origins but was rebuilt around 1510. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.restoration was undertaken by Henry Wilson in 1894 and again in 1904....
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Norton Sub HamdonNorton sub Hamdon is a village in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset, situated five miles west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 694....
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Church of St BarnabasThe Church of St Barnabas in Queen Camel, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Queen CamelQueen Camel is a village and civil parish, on the River Cam and the A359 road, in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is about north of Yeovil. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 926. The parish includes the hamlet of Wales...
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Church of St MaryThe Church of St Mary in Rimpton, Somerset, England was built in the early 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The exact date of the building of the church is uncertain...
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Rimpton Rimpton is a village and civil parish north-west of Sherborne, and north-east of Yeovil on a tributary of the River Parret in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.-History:The parish of Rimpton was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred...
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| Church of St Michael The Church of St Michael in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England is built of local hamstone, and has 13th-century origins, although it has been extensively changed since then, with major renovation in 1865 by George Edmund Street...
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Shepton Beauchamp Shepton Beauchamp is a village and civil parish, from Barrington and north east of Ilminster between the Blackdown Hills and the Somerset Levels in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.-History:...
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Church of St Michael and All AngelsThe Church of St Michael and All Angels in Somerton, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The Anglican Church underwent a major reshaping in the mid 15th century, and further restoration in 1889...
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Somerton Somerton is a small town and civil parish in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset. It gave its name to the county of Somerset, was briefly, around the start of the 14th century, the county town, and around 900 AD was possibly the capital of Wessex...
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| Church of the Holy Trinity The Church of the Holy Trinity at Sutton Montis in the parish of South Cadbury, Somerset, England has Saxon origins but most of the surviving building is from the 12th century and subsequent periods. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Sutton Montis, South CadburySouth Cadbury is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset council area of the English county of Somerset. The parish includes the village of Sutton Montis...
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Church of St Peter and St PaulThe Church of St Peter and St Paul in South Petherton, Somerset, England has Saxon origins. It retains a 13th century crosswing, with the remainder of the buildings dating from the 15th century, however it underwent major restorations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
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South PethertonSouth Petherton is a small country town and civil parish on the River Parrett in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is east of Ilminster and north west of Crewkerne. It had a population of approximately 3,200 in 2002...
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Wigborough Manor HouseWigborough Manor House in South Petherton, Somerset, England was partly built in 1585 although never completed to the original designs and subsequently modified. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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South PethertonSouth Petherton is a small country town and civil parish on the River Parrett in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is east of Ilminster and north west of Crewkerne. It had a population of approximately 3,200 in 2002...
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Church of St Mary MagdaleneThe Church of St Mary Magdalene in Stocklinch, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust...
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Stocklinch Stocklinch is a village and civil parish north-east of Ilminster in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.-History:The village is one Somerset's nine Thankful Villages , in which all the men who served in World War I came home, and one of only 14 doubly-thankful villages in the country...
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Stoke sub Hamdon PrioryStoke sub Hamdon Priory is a 14th century former priests house of the chantry chapel of St Nicholas, in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument....
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Stoke-sub-HamdonStoke-sub-Hamdon is a village and civil parish in South Somerset, situated west of Yeovil, England. The parish is located near the River Parrett, and includes the village of East Stoke.-History:...
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Church of St Mary the VirginThe Church of St Mary the Virgin at East Stoke in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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East Stoke, Stoke-sub-HamdonStoke-sub-Hamdon is a village and civil parish in South Somerset, situated west of Yeovil, England. The parish is located near the River Parrett, and includes the village of East Stoke.-History:...
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Tintinhull HouseTintinhull Garden, located in Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset, England is a small 20th century Arts and Crafts garden surrounding a 17th century house. The property is in the ownership of the National Trust.-House:...
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TintinhullThis article is about a village in England. For the Australian village, see Tintinhull, New South Wales.Tintinhull is a village and civil parish close to the A303 near Yeovil, south west of Ilchester, in Somerset, England...
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Church of St MargaretThe Church of St Margaret in Tintinhull, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.There was a chu8rch in the village during the 12th century which was replaced by the present building...
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TintinhullThis article is about a village in England. For the Australian village, see Tintinhull, New South Wales.Tintinhull is a village and civil parish close to the A303 near Yeovil, south west of Ilchester, in Somerset, England...
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Tintinhull CourtTintinhull Court in Tintinhull, Somerset, England was built as a medieval parsonage for the Church of St Margaret. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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TintinhullThis article is about a village in England. For the Australian village, see Tintinhull, New South Wales.Tintinhull is a village and civil parish close to the A303 near Yeovil, south west of Ilchester, in Somerset, England...
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Wayford Manor HouseWayford Manor House in Wayford, Somerset, England was rebuilt, on the site of a medieval building, around 1600 by Charles Daubeney, probably with William Arnold as master mason. It has ben designatedf as a Grade I listed building....
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WayfordWayford is a village and civil parish on the River Axe, south-west of Crewkerne, in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. The parish contains the hamlets of Oathill and Clapton.-History:The parish was part of the hundred of Crewkerne....
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Church of All SaintsThe Church of All Saints in West Camel, Somerset, England dates from the late 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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West CamelWest Camel is a village and civil parish in south Somerset, England, about north of the town of Yeovil. Situated either side of the River Cam it lies just south of the A303 and has a population of 490...
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Manor HouseThe Manor House in West Coker, Somerset, England has medieval origins, however the earliest surviving portions of the current building probably date from around 1500. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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West Coker West Coker is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district.-History:The name Coker comes from Coker Water ....
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Church of St AndrewThe Church of St Andrew in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The nave and porch were added in the late 14th century and in the late 15th century it was refenestrated and the north and south chapels added...
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Whitestaunton Whitestaunton is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.-History:The parish of Whitestaunton was part of the South Petherton Hundred....
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| Whitestaunton Manor Whitestaunton Manor in the village of Whitestaunton, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.Received an award for its hammer beam roof restoration from the Wood Awards in 2008....
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Whitestaunton Whitestaunton is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.-History:The parish of Whitestaunton was part of the South Petherton Hundred....
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| The Dogs The Dogs in Wincanton, Somerset, England was built around 1650 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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WincantonWincanton is a small town in south Somerset, southwest England. The town lies on the A303 road, the main route between London and South West England, and has some light industry...
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Church of St John the BaptistThe Church of St John the Baptist in Yeovil, Somerset, England was built in the late 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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YeovilYeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
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| Abbey Barn The Abbey Barn in Preston Plucknett, Yeovil, Somerset, England was built around 1420 and in conjunction with the Abbey Farm House. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument....
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YeovilYeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
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| Abbey Farm House The Abbey Farm House in Yeovil, Somerset, England was built around 1420 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The Ham stone farmhouse was built by John Stourton II, who was also known as Jenkyn...
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YeovilYeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
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Church of St PeterThe Church of St Peter at Podimore in the parish of Yeovilton, Somerset, England dates from the early 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The tower is in four stages, the lowest is square and the others are octagonal.-See also:...
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Yeovilton Yeovilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Ilchester, north of Yeovil, in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of approximately 670....
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