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Whatley, Somerset

Location
(51°13′37″N, 2°22′56″W)
St George, Whatley, Somerset
ST 734 476
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Somerset
now Somerset
medieval Wells
now Bath & Wells
medieval St George
now St George
  • Robin Downes
  • Robin Downes
16 Aug 2007

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Feature Sets
Description

The manorial hamlet of Whatley lies 2.5mi W of Frome, Somerset. It occupies an elevated position (at about 135m OD) at the E end of the Mendip Hills, on the broad NE-running ridge between Nunney/Egford Brook and Fordbury Water just W of Frome, with which it is connected by minor roads. Just across Nunney Brook is the site of a Roman Villa. Adjacent to the church is the former manor house and an imposing late medieval gatehouse. The Grade II* listed church of St George consists of W tower, nave, transepts, S porch and chancel and is mostly of the 14thc and later, although it also contains a 12thc tub font.

History

In 1086 the manor belonged to the Abbey of Glastonbury: there were two tenants, Walter Hussey who held 4 hides and John Hussey who held 1 hide.

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Comments/Opinions

Although font bowl and stem are conventionally proportioned, the base seems much too small: perhaps it is not original.

Bibliography
  1. F. Arnold-Forster, Studies in Church Dedications (London, 1899), III, 302.

Historic England listing 1058258.

  1. N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol (Harmondsworth, 1958), 338.

Somerset County Council, Historic Environment Record 27504. Online at http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/text.asp