Marston Bigot
Marston Bigot is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Trudoxhill in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is near Nunney and 3 miles south of Frome. In 1931 the parish had a population of 117.Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Marston Bigot, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nunney Castle and Church of All Saints, Nunney.
Nunney Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the English county of Somerset. Built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare on the profits of his involvement in the Hundred Years' War, the moated castle's architectural style, possibly influenced by the design of French castles, has provoked considerable academic debate. Nunney Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Marston Bigot.
Church of All Saints, Nunney
Church
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of All Saints at Nunney, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century. It was probably built on the site of an earlier Saxon or Norman church from which a Saxon cross and Norman font can still be seen. Church of All Saints, Nunney is situated 2 miles northwest of Marston Bigot.
Church of St Katherine
Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Katherine in East Woodlands, Selwood, Somerset, England was built around 1712. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Katherine is situated 2 miles east of Marston Bigot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marston Bigot Park and Nunney.
Marston Bigot Park
Locality
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marston Bigot Park encompasses approximately 222 hectares and includes Marston House, Marston Pond and the remains of the medieval shrunken village of Lower Marston.
Nunney
Village
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nunney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is located 3 miles south-west of Frome and the parish includes the hamlet of Holwell. Nunney is situated 2 miles northwest of Marston Bigot.
Witham Friary
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witham Friary is a small English village and civil parish located between the towns of Frome and Bruton in the county of Somerset. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood. Witham Friary is situated 2 miles southwest of Marston Bigot.
Marston Bigot
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Trudoxhill, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Marston Bigot” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Marston Bigot”
- French: “Marston Bigot”
- Irish: “Marston Bigot”
- Polish: “Marston Bigot”
- Swedish: “Marston Bigot”
- Urdu: “مارسٹن بائگوٹ”
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