Kingston St Mary
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| Kingston St Mary | |
  Kingston St Mary shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 888[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Taunton Deane |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TAUNTON |
| Postcode district | TA2 |
| Dialling code | 01823 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Taunton |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Kingston St Mary is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated four miles north of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 888.[1]
The Church of St Mary in Kingston St Mary on the Quantock Hills dates from the 13th century but the tower is from the early 16th century and was reroofed in 1952, with further restoration 1976-8. It is a 3-stage crenellated tower, with crocketed pinnacles with bracketed pinnacles set at angles, decorative pierced merlons, and set back buttresses crowned with pinnacles.[2] The decorative "hunky-punks" are perched high on the corners. There may be so named because the carvings are squatting on their Hunkers- as in one hunkers i.e. squatting and punch meaning short and thick. They actually serve no function unlike gargoyles which carry off water.[3] The churchyard includes tombs of the Warre family who owned nearby Hestercombe House.[4]
They also have a local website, with local activities and other village information.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2002 Population estimates. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ St. Mary's church, Kingston St Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Kingston St Mary. Quantock Online. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0709111584.
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