Huish Episcopi

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.035093
longitude= -2.810152
official_name= Huish Episcopi
population = 1,940ref|population
shire_district= South Somerset
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Somerton and Frome
post_town=
postcode_district =
postcode_area=
dial_code= 01458
os_grid_reference= ST432265

Huish Episcopi is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated four miles south west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 1,940ref|population. It also has a comprehensive school which consists of 1200 pupils. Its name derives from the Bishop (of Wells)'s lands - or "huish".

Huish Episcopi is home to St. Mary's church, which also serves nearby Langport. Built in blue lias with golden hamstone decoration, the church is most noted for its classic convert|100|ft|m|0 Somerset tower, deemed to be an architectural companion piece to St. Martin's church in Kingsbury Episcopi. St Mary's tower dates from around 1500 and was built in 4 stages. It is extensively embellished with pinnacles and quatrefoil panel bands. In the north east corner is an octagonal stair turret which reaches the full height of the tower.ref|Pevsner. A stained glass window by Edward Burne-Jones is also noteworthy..

Village Life

One of the most popular landmarks in Huish Episcopi is the Rose and Crown pub, known to its patrons as "Eli's." A nitty-gritty, homely, family-run Somerset pub, Eli's serves its customers from a flagstone-floored cellar with no bar. Until 2007 the pub had a simple cash box instead of a till. The pub is described at length in "The Longest Crawl" by Ian Marchant.

References

# Somerset County Council, 2002. [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/estimates/2002mye/ Population estimates] .
# "The buildings of England, South and West Somerset", by Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books 1958; Reprinted by Yale Univ Press, 2003, page 202.

External links

* [http://www.somerset3d.co.uk/logos%20&%20pictures/town%20&%20village%20pages/huishepiscopi.htm 3d Photos of Huish Episcopi (Anaglyphs)]
* [http://www.huishepiscopi.net Huish Episcopi School]