Alford, Somerset

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Alford
Alford, Somerset (Somerset)
Alford, Somerset

Alford shown within Somerset
OS grid reference ST6032
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
European Parliament South West England
List of places: UKEnglandSomerset

Coordinates: 51°05′N 2°34′W / 51.08, -2.57

Alford is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated eight miles south of Shepton Mallet and two miles west of Castle Cary in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 63 [1].

[edit] Church

The Church of All Saints dates from the 15th century, with minor C19 restoration. The tower contains a bell dating from 1753 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[1] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Moore, James; Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0952670208. 
  2. ^ Church of All Saints. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
  1. ^  Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates.

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