Thorne St Margaret is a village in the civil parish of Wellington Without in the Taunton Deane district of Somerset, England. It is situated 3 miles west of Wellington, between the river Tone and the Bristol and Exeter railway.[1] The village of Holywell Lake is nearby, which is one of the Thankful Villages which lost no men in World War I.[2]
| Thorne St Margaret | |
|---|---|
 Bazeley Farmhouse | |
 Limekiln near Piley Copse | |
  Thorne St Margaret Location within Somerset | |
| OS grid reference | ST098210 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WELLINGTON |
| Postcode district | TA21 |
| Dialling code | 01823 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The parish of Thorne St Margaret was part of the Milverton Hundred.[3]
The Church of St Margaret serves a parish population of about 50. The church has a 15th-century tower with three bells. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1865, with a west window, with stained glass, added in 1907. The church is built of hard red sandstone and has a baptismal font dating to Saxon times.[4] It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[5]
Civil parish
editIn 1961 the parish had a population of 82.[6] On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished.[7]
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Thorne Manor
References and external links
edit- ^ "Thorne St Margaret". GenUK. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ "Holywell Lake". Thankful villages. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Church of St Margaret website". Wellington Team Churches. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (1180128)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ "Population statistics Thorne St Margaret Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Taunton Deane Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
External links
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Media related to Thorne St Margaret at Wikimedia Commons