Taunton DeaneTaunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Taunton.The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Taunton, Wellington Urban District, Taunton Rural District,...
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...
with boroughA borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
status 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...
. 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.
The district of Taunton Deane Area covers a population of approximately 100,000 in an area of 462 square kilometres (178.4 sq mi). It is centered on the town of TauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
, where around 60,000 of the population live and the council are based, and includes surrounding suburbs and villages.
There are 38 Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane. The oldest buildings are churches built before the end of the 12th century, and the Castle Bow, which has been incorporated into the Castle HotelThe Castle Hotel at Taunton is a hotel and restaurant located in the centre of Taunton, Somerset, England. The business is located in a Grade II listed 18th century reconstruction of the former 12th century Norman fortress, Taunton Castle.-Building:...
in Taunton but was originally a gateway into Taunton CastleTaunton Castle is a castle built to defend the town of Taunton, Somerset, England.It has origins in the Anglo Saxon period and was later the site of a priory. The Normans then built a stone structured castle, which belonged to the Bishops of Winchester...
. The castle was created between 1107 and 1129, when William GiffardWilliam Giffard was the Lord Chancellor of England of William II and Henry I, from 1093 to 1101.Giffard was the brother of Walter Giffard earl of Buckingham. He also held the office of Dean of Rouen prior to his election as bishop. On 3 August 1100 he became bishop of Winchester by nomination of...
, the Chancellor of King Henry IHenry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
, fortified the bishop's hall. It was his successor, Henry of BloisHenry of Blois , often known as Henry of Winchester, was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey from 1126, and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death.-Early life and education:...
, who transformed the manor-house into a castle in 1138, during the Civil WarThe Anarchy or The Nineteen-Year Winter was a period of English history during the reign of King Stephen, which was characterised by civil war and unsettled government...
that raged during the reign of his brother, King StephenStephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...
. Taunton is also the site of Gray's AlsmhousesGray's Almshouses on East Street, Taunton, Somerset, England were founded by Robert Gray in 1615 for poor single women. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building....
, which dates from 1635, and two buildings in Fore Street from the 16th century. Most of the Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane 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. Many of the more recent structures in the list are manor housesA 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...
such as Cothay ManorCothay Manor is a grade one listed medieval house and gardens, located in Stawley, near Wellington, Somerset.In early 14th century the local lords of the manor were the Bluett and Cothay families who owned both the nearby Greenham Barton and Cothay Manor....
and Greenham BartonGreenham Barton is a 15th century manor house in the civil parish of Stawley, Somerset, England . It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
which were built in StawleyStawley is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish has a population of 305 and includes the village of Kittisford and the hamlets of Appley, Greenham and Tracebridge.-History:The village was recorded in the Domesday Book...
in the 15th century. Poundisford ParkPoundisford Park north of Pitminster, Somerset, England is an English country house that typifies progressive house-building on the part of the West Country gentry in the mid-16th century...
and Cothelstone ManorCothelstone Manor in Cothelstone, Somerset, England was built in the mid 16th century, largely demolished by the parliamentary troops in 1646 and rebuilt by E.J...
were both built in the 16th century and Hatch CourtHatch Court in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England was built around 1755 and has been designated as a grade I listed building. It was built of Bath Stone by Thomas Prowse for John Collins....
in 1755. The most recent building included in the list is Hestercombe HouseHestercombe House is a historic country house in the parish of West Monkton in the Quantock Hills, near Taunton in Somerset, England. Its restoration to Gertrude Jekyll's original plans have made it "one of the best Jekyll-Lutyens gardens open to the public on a regular basis", visited by...
, which was rebuilt in 1909.
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Church of St MaryThe Church of St Maryin Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England dates from the 14th and 15th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.In 1860–62 the church was extended by one bay and a vestry, by Edward Jeboult of Taunton, added....
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Bishops LydeardBishops Lydeard is a village and civil parish located in Somerset, England, bypassed, since 1967, by the A358 road and West Somerset Railway north-west of Taunton in the district of Taunton Deane...
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Hestercombe HouseHestercombe House is a historic country house in the parish of West Monkton in the Quantock Hills, near Taunton in Somerset, England. Its restoration to Gertrude Jekyll's original plans have made it "one of the best Jekyll-Lutyens gardens open to the public on a regular basis", visited by...
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Cheddon FitzpaineCheddon Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Quantock Hills north of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
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Chipstable Chipstable is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated beside Heydon Hill west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish has a population of 253.The parish includes Raddington and Waterrow.-History:...
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Church of St Peter & St PaulThe Church of St Peter & St Paul in Churchstanton, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.-See also:* List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane* List of towers in Somerset...
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ChurchstantonChurchstanton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the River Otter south of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district.The parish has a population of 760...
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Church of St Peter & St PaulThe Church of St Peter & St Paul in Combe Florey, Somerset, England has some remains from the 13th century but is mostly from the 15th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Combe FloreyCombe Florey is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district, on the West Somerset Railway. The village has a population of 252...
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Church of St Thomas of CanterburyThe red sandstone Church of St Thomas of Canterbury in Cothelstone, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.It was largely restored in 1864...
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Cothelstone Cothelstone is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the Quantock Hills six miles north of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
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Cothelstone ManorCothelstone Manor in Cothelstone, Somerset, England was built in the mid 16th century, largely demolished by the parliamentary troops in 1646 and rebuilt by E.J...
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Cothelstone Cothelstone is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the Quantock Hills six miles north of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
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Creech St Michael Creech St. Michael is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated three miles east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 2,464...
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Church of St JamesThe Church of St James in Halse, Somerset, Somerset, England dates from the Norman period and is dedicated St James the Less. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. and the New Inn village pub....
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Halse Halse is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 271.-History:The name of the village derives from the Old English heals meaning a neck of land....
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Church of St John the BaptistThe Church of St John the Baptist in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England was built in the Norman period and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Hatch BeauchampHatch Beauchamp is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 575.-History:...
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Hatch BeauchampHatch Beauchamp is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 575.-History:...
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Church of St MaryThe Church of St Mary in Kingston St Mary, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Kingston St MaryKingston St Mary is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated at the southern end of the Quantock Hills north of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
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Langford Budville Langford Budville is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated near the River Tone miles north-west of Wellington, from Wiveliscombe and west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish includes the hamlets of Bindon, Lower Chipley, Lower Wellisford, Ramsey and Runnington...
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Church of St LawrenceThe Church of St Lawrence in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England dates from 1350 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.It was granted to Taunton Priory by Simon de Florey in the late 12th century with the patronage later being held by the Portman family during the 17th and 18th...
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Lydeard St LawrenceLydeard St Lawrence or St Lawrence Lydiard is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 416...
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Church of St MichaelThe Church of St Michael in Milverton, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, on the site of an even earlier chapel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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MilvertonMilverton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the valley of the River Tone west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 1,385...
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Church of St Peter & St PaulThe Church of St Peter & St Paul in North Curry, Somerset, England is nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of the Moors’. It dates from the 14th century and has been designated a Grade I listed building....
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North CurryNorth Curry is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish, which includes Knapp and Lower Knapp has a population of 1,625....
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Church of All SaintsThe Church of All Saints in Nynehead, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The church is a small structure built of mostly of local red Permo-Triassic rock, probably on the site of an earlier church...
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NyneheadNynehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone, south-west of Taunton and north-west of Wellington, in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 416.-History:...
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Church of St Andrew & St MaryThe Church of St Andrew & St Mary in Pitminster, Somerset, England was built around 1300 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.-See also:* List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane* List of towers in Somerset...
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PitminsterPitminster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 929. The parish also includes the villages of Angersleigh, Blagdon or Blagdon Hill and Staplehay...
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Poundisford ParkPoundisford Park north of Pitminster, Somerset, England is an English country house that typifies progressive house-building on the part of the West Country gentry in the mid-16th century...
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PitminsterPitminster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 929. The parish also includes the villages of Angersleigh, Blagdon or Blagdon Hill and Staplehay...
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| Church of St George The Church of St George in Ruishton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th and 15th centuries and has been designated as a grade I listed building....
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Ruishton Ruishton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone and A358 road east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 1,389...
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Church of St PeterChurch of St Peter, Staple Fitzpaine is Norman in origin, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The church has a Norman doorway reset in the south aisle. The chancel dates from the 14th century. The north aisle was added and the church refenestrated in the 15th century. The tower...
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Staple Fitzpaine Staple Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 151 and is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
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Church of St MichaelThe Church of St Michael in Stawley, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The church register dates from 1528.-See also:* List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane...
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Stawley Stawley is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish has a population of 305 and includes the village of Kittisford and the hamlets of Appley, Greenham and Tracebridge.-History:The village was recorded in the Domesday Book...
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Cothay ManorCothay Manor is a grade one listed medieval house and gardens, located in Stawley, near Wellington, Somerset.In early 14th century the local lords of the manor were the Bluett and Cothay families who owned both the nearby Greenham Barton and Cothay Manor....
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Stawley Stawley is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish has a population of 305 and includes the village of Kittisford and the hamlets of Appley, Greenham and Tracebridge.-History:The village was recorded in the Domesday Book...
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Greenham BartonGreenham Barton is a 15th century manor house in the civil parish of Stawley, Somerset, England . It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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Stawley Stawley is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish has a population of 305 and includes the village of Kittisford and the hamlets of Appley, Greenham and Tracebridge.-History:The village was recorded in the Domesday Book...
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Church of St GregoryThe Church of St Gregory in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England dates originally from the 14th century, although it has been renovated several times...
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Stoke St GregoryStoke St Gregory is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish has a population of 920, and includes the hamlet of Stathe.-History:...
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Castle BowThe Castle Hotel at Taunton is a hotel and restaurant located in the centre of Taunton, Somerset, England. The business is located in a Grade II listed 18th century reconstruction of the former 12th century Norman fortress, Taunton Castle.-Building:...
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TauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
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Taunton CastleTaunton Castle is a castle built to defend the town of Taunton, Somerset, England.It has origins in the Anglo Saxon period and was later the site of a priory. The Normans then built a stone structured castle, which belonged to the Bishops of Winchester...
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TauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
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Gray's AlsmhousesGray's Almshouses on East Street, Taunton, Somerset, England were founded by Robert Gray in 1615 for poor single women. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building....
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TauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
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St Mary MagdaleneThe Church of St Mary Magdalene in Taunton, Somerset, England was completed in 1508, in Early Tudor Perpendicular Gothic style and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.-History and description:...
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TauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
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Tudor TavernThe Tudor Tavern at No 15 Fore Street, Taunton, Somerset, England dates from 1578 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.It has an overhanging 3 storey timbered front with a high red tiled roof...
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TauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
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| No 18, Fore Street No 18, Fore Street, Taunton, Somerset, England has a colourwashed Victorian front, to an earlier building. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building for the interiors....
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TauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
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Church of the Holy CrossThe Church of the Holy Cross in Thornfalcon, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey. It has been designated as a grade I listed building....
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ThornfalconThornfalcon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has 121 people. The parish includes the hamlet of Ash...
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Church of St ThomasThe Church of St Thomas in the village of Thurlbear, which is in the parish of Orchard Portman, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust...
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Church of All SaintsThe Church of All Saints in Trull, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 13th century; the rest is 15th-century. The building has been designated as a Grade I listed building.The church was served by the monks of Taunton Priory until 1308....
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TrullTrull is village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated near Taunton. The parish which includes Dipford has a population of 1,861.-History:The name Trull is thought to derive from the word Trendle meaning circle or wheel....
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Church of St MaryThe Church of St Mary in West Buckland, Somerset, England has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.-See also:* List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane* List of towers in Somerset...
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West BucklandWest Buckland is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish has a population of 999.-History:...
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Church of St AugustineThe Church of St Augustine in West Monkton, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
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West MonktonWest Monkton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, Burlinch and Coombe, and had a population of 2,663 at the 2001 census.-History:The charter for West...
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| Church of St John the Baptist The Church of St John the Baptist in Wellington, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.A church on the site was previously known as St. Mary the Virgin.The tower was built around 1510....
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Wellington Wellington is a small industrial town in rural Somerset, England, situated south west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the town...
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