Pylle

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Pylle
Pylle (Somerset)
Pylle

Pylle shown within Somerset
Population 170[1]
OS grid reference ST605385
District Mendip
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BA4
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
European Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Somerton and Frome
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 51°08′40″N 2°33′50″W / 51.1443, -2.564

Pylle is a village and civil parish 4 miles south west of Shepton Mallet, and 7 miles from Wells, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.

Pylle falls within the tithing of Pylle, the hundred of Whitstone, the registration district of Mendip, previously within Shepton Mallet until 1936.

The Church of St Thomas à Becket was rebuilt in 1868 for the Portman family, but a 15th century tower from the earlier church remains. It is listed as a Grade II* building.[2] (Listed buildings are graded by their architectural or historical importance, and are either Grade I, II* or II on the English Heritage list. Grade I buildings are of international importance, Grade II* are regarded as "outstanding," and all others are Graded II for their national significance.)

Pylle Manor probably dates from the 17th century, with an 18th century staircase, and is also listed as a Grade II* building.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  2. ^ Church of St Thomas a Beckett. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  3. ^ Pylle Manor. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.


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