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PENNARD (West), a village and a parish in Wells district, Somerset. The village stands 1 mile N of the Somerset and Dorset railway, and 3½ W by S of Glastonbury; and has a station on the railway, a post-office under Shepton-Mallet, and a fair on the first Monday of Aug. The parish contains also the hamlets of East-Street, South-Town, and Sticklinch. Acres, 3,063. Real property, £7, 289. Pop., 836. Houses, 177. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Earl of Sandwich. A cheese, 91/3 feet in circumference, and 11 cwt. in weight, was made here from the produce of 750cows, and presented to the Queen. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £102.* Patron, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The church is later English, in good condition; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower; and contains a carved pulpit of 1618. A sculptured cross is in the churchyard. There are a Wesleyan chapel, two national schools, and charities £29.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | West Pennard Ch/CP Wells RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place names: | PENNARD | PENNARD WEST | WEST PENNARD |
| Place: | West Pennard |
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