Penny & Brian's Guidebook

Sightseeing

Porlock Weir

Lovely place to sit and lovely pub to eat in.

51 persone del luogo consigliano

Porlock Weir

51 persone del luogo consigliano

Lovely place to sit and lovely pub to eat in.

Brean Down Fort

60 persone del luogo consigliano

Brean Down Fort

60 persone del luogo consigliano

Stogursey Castle

Just a few minutes walk from the cottage.

Stogursey Castle

Just a few minutes walk from the cottage.

St Andrew's Church, Stogursey

Just a few minutes walk from the cottage. The Church of St Andrew dates from the early 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church of St Andrew, was built by William de Falaise, as a Benedictine priory church, around 1117 though it is believed to incorporate earlier features. The church was enlarged around 1180 when the apses were demolished and the chancel extended. The priory was dissolved around 1440, and it became a parish church. It was further altered in the 15th century, the nave was extensively restored 1824 by Richard Carver and the chancel rebuilt between 1863 and 1865 by John Norton The interior contains two Norman fonts At floor level in the south arch is a Sanctuary Ring installed in the 13th century. In Medieval England criminals could find a Place of Refuge in a church for up to forty days and then admit their crime or stand trial. If they admitted their felony they would forfeit their possessions and go into exile. The sanctuary ring in the Church of St Andrew was installed 1243 after a murderer, John de Rechich, was granted sanctuary and then absconded before his trial which meant that the priory was liable for his fine. The tower holds six bells the oldest of which dates from 1611.

St Andrew's Church, Stogursey

4 Church St

Just a few minutes walk from the cottage. The Church of St Andrew dates from the early 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church of St Andrew, was built by William de Falaise, as a Benedictine priory church, around 1117 though it is believed to incorporate earlier features. The church was enlarged around 1180 when the apses were demolished and the chancel extended. The priory was dissolved around 1440, and it became a parish church. It was further altered in the 15th century, the nave was extensively restored 1824 by Richard Carver and the chancel rebuilt between 1863 and 1865 by John Norton The interior contains two Norman fonts At floor level in the south arch is a Sanctuary Ring installed in the 13th century. In Medieval England criminals could find a Place of Refuge in a church for up to forty days and then admit their crime or stand trial. If they admitted their felony they would forfeit their possessions and go into exile. The sanctuary ring in the Church of St Andrew was installed 1243 after a murderer, John de Rechich, was granted sanctuary and then absconded before his trial which meant that the priory was liable for his fine. The tower holds six bells the oldest of which dates from 1611.

St Andrew's Well

Just a few minutes walk from the cottage, Down a narrow alley off High Street in the Somerset village of Stogursey is an intriguing holy well, which, like the nearby medieval parish church, is dedicated to St Andrew. During the medieval period, the well water was said to have healing properties. The holy well comprises not one but two pure springs, each emptying into its own stone cistern. The outflow from the springs flows through a paved yard and exits the enclosed area in the south-west corner. The springs here were considered sacred from a very early time but the dedication to St Andrew is first recorded in 1473. The spring water at one time supplied the only good drinking water for the entire village. Each spring has its own distinct character; the right-hand spring is said to provide softer water, more suited to cleaning clothes. Perhaps just as important for the villagers, the springs were never known to fail. In the 18th century the Earl of Egmont, lord of the manor, built a well house. In 1870 the area around the wells was enclosed and an ornate gateway entrance erected by Peregrine Acland of nearby Fairfield. The outer face of the gateway arch is decorated with the Acland family coat of arms. The Egmont arms were removed from the 18th century well house and affixed to the inner face of the gateway. On top of the gateway arch is a cross of St Andrew. The holy well is easy to find. From the medieval cross on the High Street turn down St Andrew's Lane and follow the cobbled lane to the well gateway.

St Andrew's Well

Just a few minutes walk from the cottage, Down a narrow alley off High Street in the Somerset village of Stogursey is an intriguing holy well, which, like the nearby medieval parish church, is dedicated to St Andrew. During the medieval period, the well water was said to have healing properties. The holy well comprises not one but two pure springs, each emptying into its own stone cistern. The outflow from the springs flows through a paved yard and exits the enclosed area in the south-west corner. The springs here were considered sacred from a very early time but the dedication to St Andrew is first recorded in 1473. The spring water at one time supplied the only good drinking water for the entire village. Each spring has its own distinct character; the right-hand spring is said to provide softer water, more suited to cleaning clothes. Perhaps just as important for the villagers, the springs were never known to fail. In the 18th century the Earl of Egmont, lord of the manor, built a well house. In 1870 the area around the wells was enclosed and an ornate gateway entrance erected by Peregrine Acland of nearby Fairfield. The outer face of the gateway arch is decorated with the Acland family coat of arms. The Egmont arms were removed from the 18th century well house and affixed to the inner face of the gateway. On top of the gateway arch is a cross of St Andrew. The holy well is easy to find. From the medieval cross on the High Street turn down St Andrew's Lane and follow the cobbled lane to the well gateway.