Abbey Farmhouse, Montacute Explained

Abbey Farmhouse
Coordinates:50.9483°N -2.7194°W
Location:Montacute, Somerset, England
Built:16th century
Designation1:Grade I Listed Building
Designation1 Date:19 April 1961
Designation1 Number:263546

Abbey Farmhouse is a detached house in Montacute, Somerset, England, which incorporates the gateway of the medieval Montacute Priory. It was built in the 16th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

After the dissolution of the monasteries the property became a farmhouse, but by 1633 it was 'almost desolate'. By 1782 it was a revitalised farm, remaining part of the Phelips estate until 1918.[1] [2]

There are 2.5acres of walled gardens, which have been laid out since 1963.[3]

A long-distance public footpath, the Monarch's Way runs along the course of a Roman (or earlier) trackway immediately in front of the building. This path leads to Ham Hill Country Park via fields and woodland

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abbey Farmhouse. historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2009-07-11.
  2. Web site: Parishes: Montacute . A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3 (1974), pp. 210-224 . British History Online . 20 November 2010.
  3. Web site: Abbey Farm . NGS gardens open for charity . 20 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927042218/http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=10312 . 2011-09-27 . dead .