Heritage sites in BRYMPTON PARISH

English Heritage sites near Brympton Parish

SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE

8 miles from Brympton Parish

Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.

MUCHELNEY ABBEY

8 miles from Brympton Parish

Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.

Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.

MEARE FISH HOUSE

16 miles from Brympton Parish

The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.

WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS

17 miles from Brympton Parish

A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.

FIDDLEFORD MANOR

17 miles from Brympton Parish

The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.

Churches in Brympton Parish

St Andrew

Brympton Yeovil
07730 526 166

A historic church dating from at least the 13th. century, and probably very much older, the church features in Simon Jenkins' '1000 Best Churches' and is described by Arthur Mee in 'Somerset: The Kings England' as 'this little paradise, which breaks upon us suddenly'.

Lit by candles, and using the Book of Common Prayer, even on a cold frosty morning at 8.00.a.m. it is easy to feel the atmosphere of over 800 years of worship as the congregation say Matins or Evensong together in this magical place.

Our congregation is small, but your welcome will be very warm, whatever the temperature in the church, and our many visitors who worship with us invariably comment on the beauty and serenity of the occasion.

Our church is extremely popular for weddings, and we have been honoured to host the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony for couples from all over the country who have fallen under the spell of this enchanted place.

St Andrew

Thorne Coffin Yeovil
(01935) 829058
http://fivecrosses.weebly.com

For more details about St Andrew's, Thorne Coffin or the other churches in the Benefice visit our website.

St Peter & St Paul

Lufton Yeovil
07730 526166
http://www.lufton.co.uk

A pre-Norman church, totally re-built in 1865 by Benjamin Ferrey, the Diocesan Architect, also containing a Kemp east window, and the original Norman tub font with rope moulding. The church is utterly charming, beautifully maintained, and is obviously a building much loved and cared for by its small but devoted congregation. Worship takes place every Sunday evening at 6.00.p.m., and is traditional in style, using the Book of Common Prayer, and sensible hymns, accompanied by a small organ. It has probably the most efficient heating in the Diocese in the winter months!

Visit our website: www.lufton.co.uk to find out more about us.