Pylle
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Pylle is a village and civil parish 4 miles south west of Shepton Mallet, and 7 miles from Wells, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.
Pylle falls within the tithing of Pylle, the hundred of Whitstone, the registration district of Mendip, previously within Shepton Mallet until 1936.
The Church of St Thomas a Beckett was rebuilt in 1868 for the Portman familly, but a 15th century from the earlier church remains. It is a grade II* listed building.[2]
Pylle Manor probably dates from the 17th century and is grade also II* listed.[3]
[edit] Genealogical resources
- Somerset Archive & Record Service summary of holdings for parish of Pylle
- Transcription of Pylle, Somerset - marriages 1591 to 1799
[edit] References
- ^ Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on November 25, 2006.
- ^ Church of St Thomas a Beckett. Images of England. Retrieved on November 25, 2006.
- ^ Pylle Manor. Images of England. Retrieved on November 25, 2006.
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