Hinton St George
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| Hinton St George | |
  Hinton St George shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 404[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Hinton St George |
| District | South Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CREWKERNE |
| Postcode district | TA17 |
| 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 | |
Hinton St George is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles outside of Crewkerne, ten miles south west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 404.[1]
It has a wide main street lined with hamstone cottages, some thatched. The village has a thriving shop. The village does not lie on a major road, and has a few holiday cottages and second homes.
In Hinton St George is the Church of St George. It includes 13th century work by masons of Wells Cathedral, The vestry and north chapel of 1814 are said to be by James Wyatt, however it is more likely to be by Jeffry Wyatt, (later Sir Jeffry Wyattville). The 4-stage tower is dated to 1485-95. It is supported by full-height offset corner buttresses, and has battlemented parapets with quatrefoil panels below merlons on the corner and intermediate pinnacles. The weathervane was added in 1756 by Thomas Bagley of Bridgwater. There is a hexagonal south-east corner stair turret. Stage 2 has small light on the north side and a statue niche on the south. All the faces on the two upper stages 2-light mullioned, transomed and traceried window under pointed arched labels, with pierced stone baffles. The clockface is under east window.[2] During restoration work the parapet of the tower was examined and a stone was discovered with a carved date of 1731 which may suggest that the decorative parapet may have been added then. The tracery on the north side has been marked out but never cut. In general there is little sign of more than one phase of construction although repairs are evident.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2002 Population estimates. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Church of St George, Hinton St George. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ Church of St George and churchyard, Hinton St George. Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
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