Witham Friary, Somerset, England

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Witham Friary in Somerset, England, is a small rural village historically associated with a medieval Carthusian priory and later as the birthplace of notable figures such as Royalist commander Ralph Hopton.

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Witham Friary, Somerset, England canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
village
birthPlace Witham Friary
category Carthusian monasteries in England
Civil parishes in Somerset
Villages in Mendip
ceremonialCounty Somerset
country England
dialCode 01373
distanceToFrome approximately 5 miles south
electoralConstituency Somerton and Frome
foundedAround 12th century (as a monastic site)
governingBody Witham Friary Parish Council
hasAmenity parish church
village hall
hasFeature historic monastic remains
rural landscape
hasHistoricalAssociationWith Carthusian Order
Witham Charterhouse
linked to: Charterhouse
hasNameOrigin named after Witham Charterhouse priory
hasParishChurch Church of St Mary, Witham Friary
hasPublicHouse The Seymour Arms
hasRailwayStation Witham (Somerset) railway station
historicalFunction agricultural village
monastic settlement
historicCounty Somerset
landUse predominantly agricultural
locatedIn Mendip district
Somerset
locatedNear Bruton
linked to: BRUTON

Cranmore
Frome
notableResident Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton
linked to: 1st Baron Hopton
OSGridReference ST745365
partOf Diocese of Bath and Wells
postcodeArea BA
postcodeDistrict BA11
postTown Frome
railwayLine Heart of Wessex Line
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
religiousHistory medieval Carthusian priory
religiousOrderAssociated Carthusians
linked to: Carthusian Order
shireCounty Somerset
shireDistrict Mendip

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Ralph Hopton placeOfBirth Witham Friary, Somerset, England