Faulkland

Faulkland

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude=51.2890
longitude=-2.3813
official_name= Faulkland
civil_parish= Hemington
population =
shire_district= Mendip
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Somerton and Frome
post_town=
postcode_district= BA3
postcode_area=BA
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST735545

Faulkland is a village in the civil parish of Hemington in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.

Overview

On the village green and at several other sites throughout the village there are standing stones of unknown origin. [cite web |url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8033 |title=Faulkland Standing Stones |accessdate=2008-01-31 |format= |work=Megalithic Portal ] Between two of the stones are the 16th or 17th century village stocks. [cite web | title=Stocks and flanking monoliths | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=267899 | accessdate=2008-01-31]

There are two pubs in the village; The Faulkland Inn which dates from the early 19th century [cite web | title=Faulkland Inn | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=267866 | accessdate=2008-01-31] [cite web |url=http://www.faulklandinn.co.uk/ |title=Faulkland Inn |accessdate=2008-01-31 |format= |work=Faulkland Inn ] and the Tuckers Grave.

The Wesleyan Chapel has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building. [cite web | title=Wesleyan Chapel, forecourt wall, gate piers and gates | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=267871 | accessdate=2008-01-31]

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