Church of St Peter and St Paul

The Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul in Odcombe, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Odcombe, Somerset, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of St Peter and St Paul, Odcombe”, “St Peter & St Paul”, and “St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Odcombe”
Postal code: BA22 8UQ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Montacute House and Brympton d’Evercy.

Montacute House

Manor estate

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Montacute House is a late Elizabethan mansion in Montacute, South Somerset, 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. Montacute House is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Church of St Peter and St Paul.

Brympton d’Evercy

Castle

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Brympton d'Evercy is a Grade I listed manor house near Yeovil in the county of Somerset, England. The house has been called the most beautiful of its kind in England; in 1927, Christopher Hussey, near the start of a 50-year career as an architectural… Brympton d’Evercy is situated 4,200 feet east of Church of St Peter and St Paul.

Mason’s Arms Inn

Pub

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Mason’s Arms Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Church of St Peter and St Paul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odcombe and Montacute.

Odcombe

Village

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

Montacute

Village

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Montacute is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles west of Yeovil. 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.