Halsway

Halsway

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.1326
longitude= -3.2454
official_name= Halsway
population =
shire_district= Taunton Deane
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster=
post_town=
postcode_district = TA4
postcode_area= TA
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST129377

Halsway is a village in the Parish of Crowcombe under the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, convert|5.5|mi|km|0|lk=on south east of Watchet, and convert|8|mi|km|0 from Taunton in the Taunton Deane district.

Just outside the village is Halsway Manor, England's National Centre for Traditional Music, Dance and Song. It is the only residential folk centre in the UK. The eastern end of the building dates from fifteen century with the western end as an addition in the nineteenth century. [cite web |url=http://www.halswaymanor.co.uk/manor/manor.html |title= History of the Manor|accessdate=2007-11-17 |format= |work=Halsway Manor ]

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