Fiddington

Fiddington

Infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 51.1583
longitude = -3.1239
official_name = Fiddington
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 = ST215405

Fiddington is a village and civil parish convert|2.5|mi|km|0|lk=on north east of Nether Stowey, and convert|6|mi|km|0 north west of Bridgwater in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Bonson and Whitnell.

The Church of St Martin dates from the 11th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. [cite web | title=Church of St Martin | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=268886 | accessdate=2008-02-02] On the south wall of the nave is a convert|12|in|cm|0|lk=on Sheela na Gig. [cite book |title=A field guide to Somerset archeology |last=Adkins |first=Lelsey |authorlink= |coauthors=Roy Adkins |year=1992 |publisher=Dovecote Press |location=Wimbourne |isbn=0946159947 |pages= ] [cite web |url=http://www.sheelanagig.org/index.html#http://www.sheelanagig.org/SheelaFiddington.htm |title=The Fiddington Sheela Na Gig |accessdate=2008-02-02 |format= |work=Sheela Na Gig Project]

References

External links

* [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/maps/os62htm/4903.htm Map of Fiddington c1900]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18572 Fiddingon at British History Online]


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