Babcary

infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude= 51.04
longitude=-02.62
official_name =Babcary
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shire_county= Somerset
region= South West England
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os_grid_reference= ST5628

Babcary is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles east of Somerton and six miles south west of Castle Cary in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 239cite web | publisher = Somerset County Council | date = 2002 | url = http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/estimates/2002mye/ | title = Population estimates ] .

The Church of the Holy Cross had its origins before the Norman Conquest. The fabric dates from the 14th and 15the centuries with the chancel and north aisle being added in the 19th century by Benjamin Ferrey in 1875-6. The tower contain a bell dating from 1753 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family. [cite book |last=Moore |first=James |authorlink= |coauthors=Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker |title=Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers |year=1995 |publisher=The authors |location= |isbn=0952670208 ] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. [cite web | title=Church of the Holy Cross | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=263325 | accessdate=2007-10-05]

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