Horrington
Group of villages in Somerset, England
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::summary Group of villages in Somerset, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| static_image | Westhorrington.jpg |
| static_image_width | 240px |
| static_image_caption | West Horrington (Hill End side) |
| country | England |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | Horrington |
| civil_parish | St Cuthbert Out |
| unitary_england | Somerset Council |
| lieutenancy_england | Somerset |
| region | South West England |
| constituency_westminster | Wells and Mendip Hills |
| post_town | WELLS |
| postcode_area | BA |
| postcode_district | BA5 |
| dial_code | 01749 |
| os_grid_reference | ST575465 |
| :: |
|static_image=Westhorrington.jpg |static_image_width=240px |static_image_caption=West Horrington (Hill End side) |country = England |coordinates = |official_name= Horrington |population = |civil_parish = St Cuthbert Out | unitary_england = Somerset Council | lieutenancy_england = Somerset |region= South West England |constituency_westminster= Wells and Mendip Hills |post_town= WELLS |postcode_area=BA |postcode_district=BA5 |dial_code= 01749 |os_grid_reference= ST575465
Horrington is a collection of three small villages (South Horrington, East Horrington and West Horrington) in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mi or 2 mi east of Wells, Somerset, England.
South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991.
The original hospital opened on 1 March 1848 and was built to house 400 patients and staff. The principal architect was George Gilbert Scott, who is better known for his designs of St Pancras Station and the Albert Memorial in London.
His work has largely been retained and the main buildings have been converted into a range of flats and houses. Newer houses have been built on the original kitchen gardens and orchards although the front grounds remain largely unaltered.
The nearby Maesbury Railway Cutting of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway exposes approximately 135 metres of strata representing the middle and upper Lower Limestone Shales and the basal Black Rock Limestone. Both formations are of early Carboniferous (Courceyan) age.
William Catcott, born 27 Feb 1808 in West Horrington was known as the Baker Poet. He had a book of his poems called "Morning Musings" published which was about the local Mendip Hills and his family. He became a baker in Wells, Somerset and died on 13 Nov 1870. The local paper carried an obituary.
Wells Cricket Club are based in South Horrington.
The former church of St John at East Horrington was built in 1838 to the designs of Richard Carver.
Gallery
File:southhorrington-evening.JPG|South Horrington evening shot File:West-horrington-str.jpg|West Horrington from Hill End
References
References
- "Maesbury Railway Cutting". English Nature.
- "Wells Cricket Club". Wells Cricket Club.
- {{NHLE. (1966-11-22)
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