Standerwick

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Standerwick

Coordinates: 51.253363° N 2.266469° W

Standerwick (United Kingdom)
Standerwick
OS grid reference ST815505
District Mendip
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BA11
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Somerset
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament Somerton and Frome
European Parliament South West England
List of places: UKEngland

Standerwick is a village in the civil parish of Beckington and in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, about four miles north east of Frome, five Miles from Warminster and thirteen miles from Bath. It is home to Frome Agricultural Market and has one public house, The Bell.

Historical record notes it's existence as far back as 1660. Buildings of note include Standerwick Court, a manor house in the grounds of which is said to be an ancient encampment. This was supposed to be a connecting station between Bath and King Alfred's Tower at Stourton. Foxes Drove Farm dates from around 1750.