(This site was last updated on 22nd
May 2009)
This page links to photographs of
The objective is to record as much of the County as possible
before a lot of it is changed or gone forever. Post Offices, filling stations,
shops, schools, pubs etc, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Old barns are
either being converted or being demolished to make room for new bungalows or
houses.
All photographs are taken
in high resolution so if you would like a copy of a particular
picture or pictures, contact me, stating your interest, and I’ll e mail you. Also, if a particular
village is not listed that you have an interest in, let me know and I’ll
attempt to photograph it the next time I’m in that area. Your suggestions are
always welcome.
Recently added Pilton Glastonbury Castle Cary Keinton Mandeville (reinstated after
fault)
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villages on this site plus a few extras (one picture of each) click here
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back as villages are constantly being added.
High resolutions are in green
Low resolution in blue
Recent additions are in red
Alford is a very small settlement about 10 miles southeast of
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Alhampton Tin Tabernacle built in 1892.
One of the village's main
attractions is the much photographed
Angersleigh is about four
miles to the south west of
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Angersleigh click here.
Ashcott lies on the Polden Hills about
five miles from
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001 the Ashill Inn, 002 Jubilee Green and
the Ashill Inn, 003 the old road looking towards Taunton, 004 the old road
looking towards Ilminster, 005 Ashill House and Ashill Farm, 006 Ashill farm
with a road direction sign in the garden, 007 village triangle, 008 Rectory
cottage and the Old Rectory, 009 the village school, 010 the Old Rectory, 011/
012 St. Mary’s Church, 013 the north porch, 014 the west tower, 015 the sealed
up south porch, 016 the west tower, 017 the south aspect, 018 the priest’s door
on the south wall of the Chancel, 019 a gargoyle on top of the west tower, 020
the font, 021 the nave, 022 an unknown tomb, 023 the pulpit, 024 the chancel,
026 the organ in loving memory of Rhoda House who was organist here for many
years, died 16th April 1993, 027 the chancel, 028 the Altar, 030
tomb in chancel of William Speke, died 1680 and also contains the body’s of his
wife Ann and their 2nd daughter, 032 looking from the Altar, 033
looking from the pulpit, 034 list of vicars of Ashill, the earliest being
Thomas Gremy in the year 1312, 035/036 north windows, 037 the nave ceiling, 038
the chancel ceiling, 040 the school viewed from the churchyard, 041 weather
cock dated 1867 on top the west tower,042 the east and north faces of St.
Mary’s church, 043 looking towards Windmill Hill Lane, 044 the old rectory.
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Ashington is a very small village about three miles north of the
large market town of
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The medieval town of
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Babcary is very
small village situated five miles east of Somerton in the South Somerset
District.
The
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Banwell is a
village in
Barton St. David
is a quite, peaceful village in the central part of
Beercrocombe is a village near the
County Town of Taunton between the
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Berrow has a medieval church dedicated to St Mary
Magdalene and it dates from the year 1150. The magnificent stretch of sandy
beaches run from the seaside resort of Burnham-on-Sea right up to the foot of
Brean Down.
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of Berrow click here and of Brean click here.
Bicknoller is a picturesque village on the
Quantock Hills. The 12th century church is dedicated to St. George.
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Located in the Vale of Taunton Deane, Bishops Lydeard is a small
village near the market town of
The village is located on
the northern edge of the Mendip Hills overlooking
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Bleadon lies about four
miles south of the popular seaside resort of Weston super Mare. The 14th
century
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of
The
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of Brent Knoll click here.
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The town of
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of Bridgwater click here.
The earliest record of the
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Brompton Regis was
formerly known as Kingsbrompton. It lies within the
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Bruton is a picturesque Town on the River Brue founded in about
the 5th century. Located in the Vale of Blackmore, it’s surrounded by tranquil
countryside.
Collectively, Burnham
on Sea, Berrow and Brean have one of the longest stretches of golden sand in
Europe stretching to a total of seven miles.
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There is a legend that
Augustus Montague Toplady was inspired to write the hymn ‘Rock of Ages’ while
sheltering in a cleft in the rock at nearby Burrington Combe during a
thunderstorm in the late 18th century. The rock was subsequently named after
the hymn.
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of Burrington click here.
Burrowbridge is a
village situated either side of the River Parrett and on the edge of the Somerset
Levels. The road bridge over the River Parrett was built in 1826 and was the
last toll bridge in
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Bury is a very small village on the
southern tip of the Exmoor National Park and about 25 miles west of the County
Town of Taunton.
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The
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The village lies about three miles west of
the town of
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Carhampton is a village in North West Somerset 4 miles to the east of the seaside resort of Minehead.
Carhampton is famous for its wassailing celebration which was started in the 1930's by the Taunton Cider Company. Wassailing in Carhampton takes place each year on January 17th in the orchard of the Butchers Arms Pub. This is preceded by a smaller event in the Community Orchard in the centre of the village next to the pub. The villagers from a circle around the largest apple tree hang pieces of toast soaked in cider in the branches for the robins, which represent the good spirits of the tree. A shotgun is fired overhead to scare away evil spirits.
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Castle Cary lies about 30 miles east of the County Town of Taunton
and about 26 miles south of the City of
Chaffcombe is a quiet little village in
the south of the county, about two and a half miles from the town of
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Chard is a market town laid out in 1234 by Bishop Jocelyn of
Wells. It grew into a prosperous wool town. In the 19th century cloth making
was replaced by lace making and producing agricultural machinery.
Charlton Adam is a small, quiet village in the east of the county.
It's situated about three miles east of the market town of Somerton in the
district of South Somerset.
Charlton Mackrell has a long history and was mentioned in The
Domesday Book. It's a small village on the eastern side of the county.
Set in the
Mendip Hills, Cheddar is famous for its Gorge, the largest in
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The
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Although a very small village in its own
right, it is more of a suburb, north of the town of
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click here.
Situated on the edge of the
The village
consists mainly of small cottages built of the local golden Ham Hill stone.
It’s situated about five miles west of the town of
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The town of
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A small village in the south of the County with at least one
unfriendly person.
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The villages lie about 11 miles south east
of the County Town of Taunton in
the
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Combwich (pronounced "Cummidge")
is about 5 miles from Bridgwater on the road to Hinkley Point Nuclear Power
Station. It lies beside the River Parrett and served as a port for the export of local
produce and the import of timber from the 15th century. It also served the
local brick yard from 1842 until the creek silted up in the 1930s.
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The village is in the north of the County,
about six and a half miles west of
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of Congresbury click here.
Corfe village is four miles from the County
town of
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The village is situated three
miles east of the County town of
The Georgian market town of Crewkerne lies in
Crowcombe lies
at the foot of the Quantock Hills, just off the A358 road that runs between
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The village is situated about eight miles
east of the County Town of Taunton.
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Curry Rivel is situated ten miles east of the County
Town of Taunton. The name of the village comes from the Celtic word ‘crwy’
meaning boundary and Rivel from
its 12th Century landlord Sir Richard Revel.
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Dinnington is in the south of the County
and only about 17 miles from the
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The village is in the Mendip District of
the County and lies 26 miles due south of the City of
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Dodington is a small village in the parish of Holford on the northern slopes of the
Quantock Hills.
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The village
is situated 2 miles south of Ilminster and 5 miles north east of
Chard in the district of South Somerset. Cider is produced at Perry's
Cider Mill, manufacturers of several award winning Ciders. The barn is used as the
Cider Mill, and now contains a museum. A cafe opened at the mill in 2008.
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Dulverton is situated on the south edge of the
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Situated in the
hills of
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Durleigh is a village on the outskirts of
Bridgwater in the Sedgemoor District of Somerset. The village lies on Durleigh
Brook, which was dammed in 1938 to form Durleigh Reservoir.
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The
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East Lyng is a small village 8 miles east of the County Town of
Taunton and 14 miles west of the Town of
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East Pennard is a very small village about five and a half miles
from the town of
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The village
is situated approximately six miles north west of the County Town of Taunton.
309 outer wall of
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Four Forks is a hamlet of the
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The Abbey Ruins are in 36 acres of beautiful grounds which include
a fish pond, duck pond, herb garden, cider orchard, and picnic and wildlife
area. It is also possibly the burial place of King Arthur.
A small village about
three miles from Bridgwater at the foot of the Quantock Hills. On the outskirts of the village is the
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Halse is a village situated 6 miles
219 looking towards the
old school from
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A very small village near the River Tone
about five miles southwest of the County Town of Taunton.
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Ham Hill is
the site of a very large Bronze Age and Iron Age Hill Fort. There are fine views to the Mendip
Hills, the Blackdown Hills and the Quantock Hills. It’s located about 20 miles
to the east of the County Town of Taunton.
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The village
is situated six miles south-west of Yeovil in the
Hatch Beauchamp is
situated five miles south-east of the County Town of Taunton. The village has
an inn, and a Manor House,
287 entrance to
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Acknowledged as one of the ten most important historic gardens in
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The village is recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as Hame
meaning ‘home’ from the Old English ham.
It is situated on an elevated peninsular 280 feet above sea level, with
panoramic views across the Levels. In times past it was an island rising from
the surrounding marshes. There is a fine village green surrounded by trees and
a fine group of listed buildings.
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Highbridge is situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels near the
mouth of the River Brue. It grew to importance with the railways, but has
suffered with their decline.
Hillfarrance is a small
hamlet 3 miles from the M5 junction at
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Hinton St George is
situated 3 miles from of Crewkerne, ten miles south west of Yeovil in the south
of the County.
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Hornblotton is a small village just off the A37 about 8 miles
Southeast of Glastonbury. A most unusual feature is the interior of the
Church. It is decorated using a
technique known as sgraffito. Here two layers of different colour plaster are
laid on the walls and then one layer is carved to reveal the other colour below.
It is probably the only church interior in the country to be wholly decorated
by this technique. Press F11 and click
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Horner lies in the
The village is in the south of the County
about two and a half miles from the town of
075-077 St. Peter’s Church, 078 looking
west on Hanning road, 079 the church Lych-gate, 080 looking east on Hanning
road, 081 looking north on Church Lane, 082 the Font, 083 the west window, 084
the Nave, 085 the Nave roof, 086/087 & 089 north windows, 088 north window
in memory of Charles and Alice Chislet, 092 north window in memory of Jane
Baker Cannicott who died on the 17th January 1924 aged 79 years, 093
the east window, 094 the Chancel, 095 the Altar, 096 looking from the Altar,
097 a south window, 098 a south window in memory of John Chislett, organist and
choirmaster for 33 years, 100 a south window dedicated to all nurses and
associated professions and in the memory of Audrey Baker of the Manor House who
died 26th August 1992, 102 a south window in memory of Phyllis Elsie
Oaten who died 5th October 1994 aged 83 years, 103 a small statue on
the north wall, 104 the organ in the Chancel, 105 signpost on the junction of
Pottery road and Hanning road, 106 Five Dials Inn now closed and up for sale,
107 Goose Lane 108 Pottery road, 109 Methodist church in Pound road dated 1858,
110 the old smithy in Pound road, 111 the rear of the old school, 112/113 the
crossroads from Pound road, 115 looking west on Broadway Hill with the
Millennium Stone on the right, 116 cottage on the junction of Pound road and
Goose Lane, 117 the old school from Broadway Hill, 118 looking east on Hanning
road, 119 ‘old cottage’ in Goose Lane, 120 the Post Office in Goose Lane.
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The
Ilchester lies 4 miles
southeast of Somerton, 5 miles north of Yeovil, and 122 miles southwest of
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Keinton Mandeville lies about 23 miles east of the County Town
of Taunton. At the time of the Domesday Book it was known as Chintone meaning
the Noble's enclosure. The Mandeville part of the village's name came from
Stephen de Mandeville in about 1243. To see a slideshow
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Kewstoke is three
miles from Weston-super-Mare and twenty miles southwest of the City of
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Kilve is situated on the main A39 road about halfway between the Towns of Bridgwater and Minehead and lies within the Quantock Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the first A.O.N.B. (area of outstanding natural beauty) to be established in 1957. The village is served by a Post Office, public house and general store with the beach approximately one mile away. For those who enjoy the countryside, there are footpaths enabling superb walks on the Quantock Hills.
Kingston Seymour is a small village near the Bristol Channel about
15 miles southwest of the City of
192 East face of All Saints church, 193 the priest’s door in the
Chancel, 194 the cross in the churchyard, 195 the west tower, 197 the Lych gate
is dedicated to the memory of George Octavius Smyth-Pigott, Rector of this
parish for 37 years who died on January 24th 1892 aged 64 years, 198
the south entrance, 199 the weather cock on the top of the church tower, 200
the Font, 201 the Nave and Chancel, 202 the Pulpit, 203 the Chancel and Altar,
204 the east window, 205 the Chancel roof, 206 the organ, 207 the south aisle,
209 Ham lane, 210 the village cross in the triangle, 211 Bentham house, 212 church cottage on Ham
lane, 214/215 Bentham house, 216 a building on
Lampley road that may have been the old village hall.
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The village is situated
on the River Yeo five miles south of Somerton and about fives mile north of
Martock in the district of South Somerset. A bridge over the river is known to
have existed by 1335, while by 1448 there were wharves for the loading and
unloading of cargoes from boats using the river. The river was the subject of
the abortive ‘Ivelchester and Langport Navigation’ in 1795, and although the
works were never completed, traffic on the river was sufficient for the coal
merchants Stukey and Bagehot to establish a coal yard near the bridge by 1824.
Cargoes arriving at the wharves included slates, bricks, tiles and coal, while
the main export was timber. To
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here
Luccombe is a quiet backwater village with traditional thatched
cottages lying in the
Monksilver is a village is on the eastern side of the
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Mudford is a village situated three miles from the large town of
The village is
well served with amenities. There are two shops, one of them also being a Post
Office, two social clubs, a superb village hall, a school, two parks and
children’s play areas, a sports field, a church, a chapel, a garage, a filling
station, a cafe and a thirty minute bus service to either Bridgwater and
Taunton in one direction or Highbridge and Burnham on Sea in the other.
Lying just over six miles to the east of the town of
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Porlock is a
charming village with narrow streets and many interesting shops. Its origins
can be traced back to the 12th century and has some lovely old thatched
buildings, an ancient parish church and a museum.
The
The
Shipham is a Village on the Western edge of the Mendip Hills
approximately 15 miles south of
The name of Spaxton originates from "Spakr", a Dane
who settled in the area in about the 9th century. It was recorded as Spacheston
in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village lies about 6 miles west of the town
of
Waterrow is half
way between Wiveliscombe and Bampton on the B3227 and is on the southern fringe
of the
The
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The very small village lies about five miles east of
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075/076
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West Pennard village lies on the main A361 road 3 miles east of the
town of
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Wheathill is not a village as such but a couple of farms and a
church that is now privately owned. It lies about 9 miles southeast of
The village lies on a small creek known as Slutspill near the River
Yeo which was inundated in the
Williton is situated in the north of the
County about equal distances from the towns of Bridgwater, Minehead and the
County town of
10003 Lilac Cottage, Long St. 004 Arden
Cottage, Long St. 005 Long St. looking west. 006 Potters yard, Long St. 007
Potters yard with Wayfarers cottage at the rear. 008 Wild Thyme cottage, Long
St. 009 White house on Long St. 010 The Royal Huntsman Inn, Long St. 011 Long
St. looking west. 012 Junction of Long St. and
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Situated on the
western edge of the Mendip Hills, the
The village lies about two miles to the
west of the City of
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This is the
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049 approaching the village from the east.
050 Wrantage house. 051 Lane End cottage. 052 Wrantage Mills. 053 the Canal
Inn. 054-056 remains of the
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Yatton is a very large village in North Somerset located 11 miles south west
of the city of
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