Enmore, Somerset

Infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 51.1105
longitude = -3.0865
official_name = Enmore
population =
shire_district = Sedgemoor
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 = ST240351

Enmore is a village and civil parish convert|2|mi|km|0|lk=on west of Bridgwater on the Quantock Hills in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Bare Ash.

The church of St Michael has 13th century origins but the present building is largely from the 15th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. [cite web | title= Church of St. Michael | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=269275 | accessdate=2008-02-02]

Barford House sits in a landscaped park. It was built around 1710 for Jeanes family. [cite web | title= Barford House and outbuilding wing at rear | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=269274 | accessdate=2008-02-02]

Enmore Castle was built between 1751 and 1756 for John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, which received 'the dismissive mockery of Horace Walpole'. [Against the Time in Which the Fabric and Use of Gunpowder Shall Be Forgotten: Enmore Castle, Its Origins and Its Architect - Tim Mowl 1990] Much of the building, including the offices and stables were underground and accessed via the dry moat The Percevals were forced to sell the castle in 1833 to pay off debts. It was bought by Nicholas Broadmead who subsequently demolished a large proportion of the building the following year. The castle once again underwent major change in 1930 when H H Broadmead demolished even more of the old building..cite book |title=Enmore the History of a Somerset Parish|last=Mansfield |first=Paul |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2005 |publisher=Private|location=Cardiff |isbn= |pages=11-26 ] The remaining portion is now divided into 2 dwellings. [cite web | title= Enmore Castle with service court outbuildings and undercroft | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=269282 | accessdate=2008-02-02]

Enmore County Primary School is believed to have opened in 1810 probably in a cottage very close to the church. It was the first Free National School in England. The present fabric dates from 1848 and was built by a local family (the Loxtons). [cite web | title= Enmore County Primary School and forecourt wall | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=269290 | accessdate=2008-02-02]

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