Lamyatt

Lamyatt

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.1189
longitude= -2.4928
official_name= Lamyatt
civil_parish=
population =
shire_district= Mendip
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Wells
post_town=
postcode_district=BA4
postcode_area=BA
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST656356

Lamyatt (also known in some sources as Lamyat) is a village convert|5|mi|km|0|lk=on south east of Shepton Mallet, convert|2|mi|km|0 north east of Castle Cary, and convert|3|mi|km|0 south of Evercreech in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.

A square Roman-period Celtic temple built in the late 200s, is situated a mile north-west of the town on the summit of Lamyatt Beacon. It fell into disuse around 370 or perhaps 410. [cite web |url=http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/sacredsites/lamyatt.html |title=Lamyatt Beacon |accessdate=2007-10-31 |format= |work=Sacred sites around Glastonbury ]

Lamyatt was recorded in the Domesday book as Lamieta meaning "The lambs gate" from the Old English lamb and geat. The Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey owned the land and 5 hides (660 acres) were sublet to Nigel the Doctor. [cite book |last=Robinson |first= Stephen |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Somerset Place Names |year=1992 |publisher=Dovecote Press |location= |isbn=1874336032 ]

St Mary and St John Church dates from the 13th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. [cite web | title= Church of St Mary and St John | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=268455 | accessdate=2007-10-30]

References

External links

* [http://www.lamyatt.org.uk/index.html Lamyatt village web site]


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