Whitestaunton

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Whitestaunton
Somerset
Whitestaunton - St Andrews church - geograph.org.uk - 223373.jpg
Church of St Andrew, Whitestaunton
Location
Grid reference: ST285105
Location: 50°53’20"N, 3°1’23"W
Data
Population: 256  (2011)
Post town: Chard
Postcode: TA20
Dialling code: 01460
Local Government
Council: South Somerset
Parliamentary
constituency:
Yeovil

Whitestaunton is a village in Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet of Northay.

The Church of St Andrew dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The parish is within the South Petherton Hundred of Somerset.[2]

History

A mile west of the village lies Horse Pool Camp, a univallate Iron Age hill fort. The hill fort is an oval univallate 350 yards long and 180 yards wide.[3][4]

A Roman bath house and Edwardian folly in the village were excavated by the television series Time Team.[5]

Whitestaunton Manor dates from the 15th century and is a Grade I listed building.[6]

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References