Mark, Somerset

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Mark
Mark shown within Somerset
OS grid reference	ST376477
District	Sedgemoor
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	TA9
Dialling code	01278
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Wells
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 51°13′31″N 2°53′38″W / 51.2252, -2.8938

Mark is a village 10 miles from Bridgwater, 5 miles from Axbridge, and 4 from Highbridge in the Sedgemoor district of the county of Somerset. It includes the hamlet of Yarrow.

The origin of the name is believed to mean 'A boundary of property' from the Old English mærc.^[1]

The Parish Church of St Mark (or Holy Cross) dates from the 13th century, but is mainly 14th and 15th century, with further restoration in 1864. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.^[2]

Mark is home to two pubs, a village hall, a village stores and PO, the Ki-Aikido Federation of Great Britain and many clubs and societies including a thriving Youth Theatre group.

[edit] References

^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Dovecote Press. ISBN 1874336032.
^ Parish Church of St Mark. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.