Meare

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Meare
Meare shown within Somerset
Population	1389[1]
OS grid reference	ST455415
District	Mendip
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Glastonbury
Postcode district	BA
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°10′12″N 2°46′44″W / 51.17, -2.7789

Meare is a village and civil parish 3 miles north west of Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.

Meare is a marshland village in typical Somerset "Rhineland" country, standing on the site of pre-historic lake dwellings. The site of the lake-village is marked by groups of mounds. It has been occupied for thousands of years and some of the archeological finds are now being reported.^[2]

The parish Church of St. Mary was formerly in the keeping of Glastonbury Abbey, and dates from 1323. It was built for Abbot Adam of Sodbury, and is a grade I listed building.^[3]

A 14th century fish house at Meare was once the abode of Glastonbury Abbey Fishermen.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
2. ^ The Meare Lake Village. Gallica. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
3. ^ Church of St. Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
4. ^ 267765 The Abbot's Fish House. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.