East Pennard

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East Pennard

Coordinates: 51.1352° N 2.615° W

East Pennard (United Kingdom)
East Pennard
Population 383[1]
OS grid reference ST595375
District Mendip
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BA
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament Somerton and Frome
European Parliament South West England
List of places: UKEnglandSomerset

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

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