Charlton Horethorne

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Charlton Horethorne
Charlton Horethorne (Somerset)
Charlton Horethorne

Charlton Horethorne shown within Somerset
Population 605[1]
OS grid reference ST665235
District South Somerset
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WINCANTON
Postcode district DT9
Dialling code 01963
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
European Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Somerton and Frome
List of places: UKEnglandSomerset

Coordinates: 51°00′35″N 2°28′44″W / 51.0098, -2.4788

Charlton Horethorne is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles north east of Sherborne and five miles south west of Wincanton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 605.[1] The 12th century Church of St Peter and St Paul acquired its 15th century two-stage tower in the late 15th century. It has offset corner buttresses almost to the full height of the tower with small crowning pinnacles.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2002 Population estimates. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ Church of St Peter and St Paul, Charlton Horethorne. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.