East Pennard
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East Pennard | |
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Statistics | |
Population: | 383[1] |
Ordnance Survey | |
OS grid reference: | ST595375 |
Administration | |
District: | Mendip |
Shire county: | Somerset |
Region: | South West England |
Constituent country: | England |
Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
Other | |
Ceremonial county: | Somerset |
Historic county: | Somerset |
Services | |
Police force: | Avon and Somerset |
Fire and rescue: | Somerset |
Ambulance: | South Western |
Post office and telephone | |
Post town: | |
Postal district: | |
Dialling code: | |
Politics | |
UK Parliament: | |
European Parliament: | South West England |
East Pennard is a village and civil parish 4 miles north west of Castle Cary, and 5 miles south of Shepton Mallet, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.
The church, dedicated to All Saints, dates from the 14th century with a tower containing a clock and five bells. It contains a Norman font and several stained-glass windows, also an altar screen and monuments of the Martines and Napiers. It is a grade I listed building.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
- ^ Church of All Saints. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.