Barrington, Somerset
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| Barrington | |
  Barrington shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 427.[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | South Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ILMINSTER |
| Postcode district | TA19 |
| Dialling code | 01460 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Yeovil |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Barrington is a village and parish, situated ten miles south east of Taunton and ten miles west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. The village has a population of 427.[2]
The village is located on the southern edge of the Somerset Levels and many of the houses are built from cob and thatched with local reeds.
The 13th-century St Mary's Church has an unusual octagonal tower, which includes a bell dating from 1743 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[3] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[4]
Barrington Court, the local manor house, is a fine Tudor building which anticipates some features of the later Elizabethan style. It was built around 1514 for Henry Daubeney, perhaps finished as late as 1558 for William Clifton. The interior was virtually gutted in 1825, and restored in 1921-25 by Forbes and Tate for A.A. Lyle having passed to the National Trust in 1908. It is now a Grade I listed building.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ 2002 Population estimates. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ 2002 Population estimates. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ Moore, James; Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0952670208.
- ^ Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ Barrington Court. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
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