Easton, Somerset

Easton, Somerset

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.2246
longitude= -2.6959
official_name= Easton
population =
shire_district= Mendip
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Wells
post_town= WELLS
postcode_area=BA
postcode_district=BA5
dial_code= 01749
os_grid_reference= ST515475

Easton (gbmapping|ST512477) is a small village in Somerset, 2 miles north west of Wells. It is on the A371 between Westbury-sub-Mendip and Wells.

Easton is believed to mean 'The enclosure by the water' from the Old English "eas" and "tun". [cite book |last=Robinson |first=Stephen |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Somerset Place Names |year=1992 |publisher=The Dovecote Press Ltd |location=Wimbourne |isbn=1874336032]

Nearby are the Ebbor Gorge Site of Special Scientific Interest and Wookey Hole.

The church of St Paul by Richard Carver, dates from 1843. It is a grade II listed building. [cite web | title=Church of St Paul | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=268121 | accessdate=2006-05-09]

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