East Quantoxhead
| East Quantoxhead | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 East Quantoxhead Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST134434 |
| Location: | 51°11’2"N, 3°14’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 104 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bridgwater |
| Postcode: | TA5 |
| Dialling code: | 01278 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Somerset West and Taunton |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tiverton and Minehead |
East Quantoxhead is a village in Somerset, standing where the Quantock Hills reach out to meet the sea. The village is close by the coast, on the Bristol Channel, three miles from its sister, West Quantoxhead, four miles east of Williton, and 13 miles west of Bridgwater. It is part of the county's Williton and Freemanners Hundred.
History
Above the village at Black Ball Camp are an Iron Age hill fort and evidence of Bronze Age burials.[1]
The village has a manor house, thatched cottages, mediæval tithe barn,[2] its own duck pond and mill house dating from 1725.[3]
The manor house, known as Court House, has a mediæval tower and other parts of the building which date from the 17th century. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.[4] The manor was granted to Ralph Pagnall after the Norman Conquest passing down through generations to the Luttrells.[1] No part of the estate has been sold since its grant around 1070 and is still owned by the descendants of the Paganel and Luttrell families. It required a special act of parliament in the 1920s to enable council houses to be built on land which was not freehold, contrary to the rules in the rest of the country.[5]
The village used to have a small harbour which brought in limestone for local limekilns and exported alabaster. It is thought that it was also used for smuggling.[6]
At some time before 1725 Perry Hill was the site of a copper mine.[7]
Churches
The church is dedicated to St Mary, and parts date back to the 14th century. There is a canonical sundial on the south wall. The wooden pulpit dates from 1633.
The church is a Grade II* listed building.[8]
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East Quantoxhead cliffs -
Scratch dial at church gate -
Aerial view of area
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 93. ISBN 1-874336-26-1. https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/93.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1345680: Tithe Barn, cart shed, engine house and shelter sheds south of the Court House (Grade @ listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1345681: Mill House (Grade @ listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1057409: Court House (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Delderfield, Eric R. (1970). West Country Historic Houses and their families: Volume 2. Dorset, Wiltshire and North Somerset. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0715349106.
- ↑ Farr, Grahame (1954). Somerset Harbours. London: Christopher Johnson. pp. 123–124.
- ↑ Hamilton, John; J.F. Lawrence (1970). Men and Mining on the Quantocks. Bracknell: Town & Country Press Ltd. pp. 28–77.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1057410: Church of Saint Mary (Grade II* listing)