St Catherine, Somerset

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St Catherine
Somerset

St Catherine's Court
Location
Grid reference: ST778704
Location: 51°25’57"N, 2°19’12"W
Data
Population: 69  (2011)
Post town: Bath
Postcode: BA1
Local Government
Council: Bath & NE Somerset
Parliamentary
constituency:
North East Somerset

St Catherine is a small village near Batheaston in the north-east of Somerset, close to the borders of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The parish has a population of 69.

St Catherine is the closest settlement to the Three Shire Stones, which mark the point where Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire all meet, and which are about half a mile away.

Parish church

St Catherine's church was built in the 12th century as a chapel-of-ease of Bath. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] It stands within the grounds of the 16th century St Catherine's Court, which is Grade I listed.[2]

Outside links

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about St Catherine, Somerset)

References

  1. National Heritage List 1277121: St Catherine's Church
  2. National Heritage List 1232265: St Catherine's Court