Bicknoller
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| Bicknoller | |
  Bicknoller shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Bicknoller is a village in the Quantock Hills in west Somerset, England.
It was the birthplace of the Somerset and England cricketer Harold Gimblett.
Above the village lies Trendle Ring, an Iron Age settlement.
Part of the Church of St George, a grade I listed building,[1] dates from the 12th century and it is dominated by a huge elm tree in its grounds. The church is decorated with a collection of carved angels and nightmarish animal heads. There is a memorial to William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury who spent his holidays in the villages from 1933-1944.[2]
The village is on the route of the Coleridge Way.
[edit] References
- ^ Church of St George. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
- ^ Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0709111584.
[edit] External links
- www.bicknoller.com Bicknoller Community Website.
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