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Montacute

Montacute

Montacute is a village and civil parish in , England, 4 miles west of . The village has a population of 831. The name Montacute is thought by some to derive from the Latin "Mons Acutus", referring to the conically acute St Michael's Hill dominating the village to the west.
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  • Type: Village with 533 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Montacute (civil parish), Somerset” and “Montacute, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Montacute Baptist Church, And Front Boundary Wall And Railings and Montacute House.

Church
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Manor estate
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is a late Elizabethan mansion in Montacute, , England. An example of English architecture created during a period that was moving from the medieval Gothic to the more classically-inspired Renaissance style, Montacute is one of the few prodigy houses to have survived almost unchanged from the Elizabethan era.

Church
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The Anglican Church of St Catherine at Montacute within the English county of was first built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odcombe and Tintinhull.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in south , England, 3 miles west of the town of , with a population of 759 in 2011. The upper part of the village, Higher , sits on the crest of the hill, while the lower part, Lower , is built on its northern slopes.

Village
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is a village and civil parish near , 2.5 miles south west of , in , England. The village is close to the A303. It is on the Fosse Way. is situated 1½ miles north of Montacute.

Village
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, also known as Stoke under Ham, is a large village and civil parish in , England. It is situated 5 miles west of , with which it is linked by the A3088 road. is situated 1½ miles west of Montacute.

Montacute

Latitude
50.94917° or 50° 56′ 57″ north
Longitude
-2.71557° or 2° 42′ 56″ west
Population
533
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB MNE
Open location code
9C2VW7XM+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 190669962
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642308
Wiki­data ID
Q2636589
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Montacute” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Montacute”
  • Cebuano: “Montacute”
  • Chinese: “Montacute”
  • Dutch: “Montacute”
  • French: “Montacute”
  • Greek: “Μόντακιουτ”
  • Irish: “Montacute”
  • Italian: “Montacute”
  • Ladin: “Montacute”
  • Latin: “Mons Acutus”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Montacute”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Montacute”
  • Norwegian: “Montacute”
  • Polish: “Montacute”
  • Russian: “Монтакьют”
  • Russian: “Монтегю”
  • Slovenian: “Montacute”
  • Swedish: “Montacute”
  • Turkish: “Montacute”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Montacute”. Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.