Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 50.9818°N -3.2861°W |
Official Name: | Thorne St Margaret |
Civil Parish: | Wellington Without |
Unitary England: | Somerset |
Shire County: | Somerset |
Region: | South West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Taunton and Wellington |
Post Town: | WELLINGTON |
Postcode District: | TA21 |
Postcode Area: | TA |
Dial Code: | 01823 |
Os Grid Reference: | ST098210 |
Static Image: | Thorne St Margaret - Bazeley Farmhouse - geograph.org.uk - 148479.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 250px |
Static Image Caption: | Bazeley Farmhouse |
Static Image 2: | Thorne St Margaret - limekiln near Piley Copse - geograph.org.uk - 145813.jpg |
Static Image 2 Width: | 250px |
Static Image 2 Caption: | Limekiln near Piley Copse |
Thorne St Margaret is a village in the civil parish of Wellington Without in the Taunton Deane district of Somerset, England. It is situated 3 miles west of Wellington, between the river Tone and the Bristol and Exeter railway.[1] The village of Holywell Lake is nearby, which is one of the Thankful Villages which lost no men in World War I.[2]
The parish of Thorne St Margaret was part of the Milverton Hundred.[3]
The Church of St Margaret serves a parish population of about 50. The church has a 15th-century tower with three bells. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1865, with a west window, with stained glass, added in 1907. The church is built of hard red sandstone and has a baptismal font dating to Saxon times.[4] It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.
In 1961 the parish had a population of 82.[5] On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished.[6]