Queen Camel

Queen Camel

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Queen Camel
latitude= 51.0203
longitude= -2.5780
civil_parish=
population = 872cite web|url=http://www.somerset.gov.uk/media/58B/29/South_Somerset_Parishes_01.pdf|title=Parish Population Statistics|work=ONS Census 2001|publisher=Somerset County Council|accessdate=2008-07-03]
shire_district= South Somerset
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster=Somerton and Frome
post_town=Yeovil
postcode_district = BA22
postcode_area= BA
dial_code= 01935
os_grid_reference= ST595247

Queen Camel is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England, about seven miles north of Yeovil. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 872. Nearby places are West Camel, Sparkford and Marston Magna.

The "Queen" in the village's name is Queen Margaret, the second wife of Edward I.

The name "Camel" derives not from the animal but from the word "cantmeel", by which name West Camel was formerly known. "Cantmeel" itself derives from the words "cant-ridge" and "mael-bare."

Some historians believe the area surrounding the village to be the site of the final battle of King Arthur, the Battle of Camlann.

The church, reached from a cobbled lane, has a lofty tower, built in 5 stages. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=431093 |title=Church of St Barnabas, Queen Camel |accessdate=2008-03-08 |format= |work=Images of England ] containing the second heaviest peal of six bells in the world.Fact|date=March 2008

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