Lyng
Lyng is a civil parish in Somerset, England, comprising the villages of West Lyng and East Lyng and the hamlet of Bankland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 322 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, UK
- Also known as: “Lyng, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Bartholomew’s Church, Lyng and Burrow Mump.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Lyng
Church
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The Church of St Bartholomew at East Lyng in the parish of Lyng, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
Burrow Mump
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Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge within the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument, with a never completed church on top of the hill a Grade II listed building. Burrow Mump is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lyng.
St Gregory’s Church
Church
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The Church of St Gregory Stoke St Gregory, is a Church of England parish church in Somerset, England. Its parish is part of the Athelney Benefice, along with the parishes of St Michael, Burrowbridge, St Bartholomew, Lyng and SS Peter and Paul, North Curry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athelney and Stoke St Gregory.
Athelney
Hamlet
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Athelney is a village located between the villages of Burrowbridge and East Lyng in Somerset, England. The name is believed to be derived from the Old English æþeling meaning "prince" + -ey meaning "isle".
Stoke St Gregory
Village
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke St Gregory is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about 7 miles east of Taunton. The village is on a low ridge of land between the River Tone to the north and West Sedgemoor to the south.
Burrowbridge
Village
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrowbridge is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Parrett and the A361 road on the edge of the Somerset Levels. It is located 5 miles southeast of Bridgwater, and has a population of 508. Burrowbridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lyng.
Lyng
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Lyng, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lyng” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lyng”
- Chinese: “Lyng”
- Dutch: “Lyng”
- French: “Lyng”
- Irish: “Lyng”
- Italian: “Lyng (Somerset)”
- Italian: “Lyng”
- Ladin: “Lyng (Somerset)”
- Ladin: “Lyng”
- Latin: “Lyng”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lyng (Somerset)”
- Persian: “لینگ، سامرست”
- Polish: “Lyng”
- Swedish: “Lyng, Somerset”
- Swedish: “Lyng”
- Turkish: “Lyng, Somerset”
- “Lyng”
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Highlights include River Tone and Burrow Mump.
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