Misterton, Somerset

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Misterton
Somerset
Misterton church.jpg
St Leonard, Misterton
Location
Grid reference: ST454082
Location: 50°52’15"N, 2°46’35"W
Data
Population: 826  (2001)
Post town: Crewkerne
Postcode: TA18
Dialling code: 01460
Local Government
Council: South Somerset
Parliamentary
constituency:
Yeovil

Misterton is a village in Somerset a mile south-east of Crewkerne. It is in the south of the county, within the Crewkerne Hundred.

Crewkerne railway station on the Exeter-London Waterloo line is actually in Misterton.

Parish church

The parish church is the Church of St Leonard. It was built in 1840 of hamstone, by Sampson Kempthorne.

The church has been designated a Grade II listed building.[1]

Name

The village was previously known as Minsterton as a result of its links with the mother church in Crewkerne.[2]

Sights about the village

The manor house dates from the 18th century and was part of a major house which formerly incorporated Little Manor and West Manor.[3][4]

The Old Court and Court Close, with Court Place and Old Court Cottage date from the 16th century and were two houses which were subsequently linked to form one and have now been extended and then subdivided again.[5]

The Globe Inn dates from the 17th century.[6]

Outside links

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References

  1. National Heritage List 1175735: Church of St Leonard, Misterton, Somerset
  2. Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. pp. 148. ISBN 1-874336-26-1. 
  3. National Heritage List 1308208: Manor House
  4. National Heritage List 1056874: Little Manor and West Manor
  5. National Heritage List 1345968: The Old Court and Court Close, with Court Place and Old Court Cottage
  6. National Heritage List 1056875: The Globe Inn