Doulting

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Doulting
Coordinates: 51.1895° N 2.5073° W
Population	596[1]
OS grid reference	ST645435
District	Mendip
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Shepton Mallet
Postcode district	BA
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Wells
European Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Doulting is a village and civil parish 1½ mile E. of Shepton Mallet, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.

There are some extensive quarries of freestone, from which Wells Cathedral was built. There is a spring called St. Aldelm's Well, which is the source of the River Sheppy.

The parish church is dedicated to St. Aldhelm and dates from the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
2. ^ Church of St. Aldhelm. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.