Burcott, Somerset

Burcott, Somerset

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.2058
longitude= -2.6832
official_name= Burcott
civil_parish=
population =
shire_district= Mendip
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Wells
post_town= Wells
postcode_district = BA5
postcode_area= BA
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST523454

Burcott is a hamlet within the civil parish of St Cuthbert Out in Somerset, England. It is located near the village of Wookey.

Watermill

Burcott Watermill was built for the Bishop of Wells and listed among his estates in the Domesday Book of 1086. The cast iron Water wheel is driven by water from the River Axe soon after it leaves Wookey Hole Caves. Most of the current building and the gearing within the mill, which is used to grind corn, date from 1864 and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building. [cite web|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=268147|title= Burcott Water Mill and Mill House|work=Images of England|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=2008-09-21]

Manor House

Burcott Manor House was built in the late 16th or early 17th century, with further alterations in the 18th and 20th centuries. [cite web|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=268136|title=Burcott Manor House|work=Images of England|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=2008-09-21]

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