East Quantoxhead

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.1838
longitude= -3.2395
official_name= East Quantoxhead
population=
shire_district= West Somerset
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Bridgwater
post_town= Bridgwater
postcode_district = TA5
postcode_area= TA
dial_code= 01278
os_grid_reference=ST134434

East Quantoxhead is a village in West Somerset, convert|3|mi|km|0|lk=on from West Quantoxhead, convert|4|mi|km|0|lk=on east of Williton, and convert|13|mi|km|0 west of Bridgwater, within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Somerset, England.

The village has a manor house, thatched cottages, medieval barns, its own duck pond and old mill building.cite web |url=http://www.quantockonline.co.uk/quantocks/villages/eastquantoxhead/eastquantoxhead1.html |title=East Quantoxhead |accessdate=2008-01-12 |format= |work=Quantocks Online ]

The village used to have a small harbour which brought in limestone for local limekilns and exported alabaster. It is thought that it was also used for smuggling.cite book |title=Somerset Harbours |last=Farr |first=Grahame |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1954 |publisher=Christopher Johnson |location=London |isbn= |pages=123-124 ]

The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and parts date back to the 14th century. The wooden pulpit dates from 1633. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. [cite web | title=Church of Saint Mary | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=265121 | accessdate=2008-01-12]

The village was the birthplace of Sarah Biffen (October 1784 – October 2, 1850) was a Victorian English painter born with no arms. She was convert|37|in|cm|0|lk=on tall.cite book |title=Portrait of the Quantocks |last=Waite |first=Vincent |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1964 |publisher=Robert Hale |location=London |isbn=0709111584 |pages= ]

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