West Quantoxhead
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| West Quantoxhead | |
  West Quantoxhead shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | West Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Williton |
| Postcode district | TA4 |
| Dialling code | 01984 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
West Quantoxhead is a small village and civil parish in the West Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies on the route of the Coleridge Way and on the A39 road at the foot of the Quantock Hills, 3 miles (5 km) from East Quantoxhead, 2.5 miles (4 km) from Williton and equidistant from Bridgwater and Taunton. The parish includes the hamlets of Weacombe and Lower Weacombe.
West Quantoxhead is also known as St Audries. The St Audries Manor Estate, was named for the dedication of the parish church to Æthelthryth known as St Ethelreda, who was also known as St Audrey. The manor of St Audries was bought by Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller-Palmer-Acland of the Acland Baronets in 1836.[1]
The manor house of the Aclands was renovated between 1835 and 1870. The property was divided in 1934, when the house was sold and turned into St Audries School[2] which remained in occupation until 1990, when the house was sold to the Amitabha Buddhist Centre until 2001.[3]
[edit] Church
The old medieval church in the village became so dilapidated that it was entirely rebuilt in 1856 leaving only the shaft of a cross[4] from the original building in the churchyard, two of the bells dated 1440, a Norman font and a stone coffin. The new church was built by John Morton for Sir Peregrine Acland and his son-in-law Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries of the Acland Baronets.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0709111584.
- ^ St. Audries School. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Landscape park, West Quantoxhead. Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Remains of Churchyard Cross. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ Church of St. Ethel Dreda. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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