"cutting, like many others in the neighbourhood of Glastonbury. The large tree had been in the churchyard for eighty years. It was planted by Mr George Chislett, then head gardener of Glastonbury Abbey. He also learned how to graft holy thorn cuttings onto the root of blackthorn stock, and so preserve the “miraculous” Christmas blossoming characteristic. His son, Wilf, sent Glastonbury thorn cuttings all over the world, including to Washington, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Luckily, trees survive from earlier grafts to perpetuate the Glastonbury legend, among them two other holy thorns in the grounds of St John’s. The blossom"
"on Wearyall hill (originally in 1951 to mark the Festival of Britain, but the thorn had to be replanted the following year as the first attempt did not take). The Wearyall Hill Holy Thorn was vandalised in 2010 and all its branches were chopped off. It initially showed signs of recovery but now (2014) appears to be dead. A new sapling has been planted nearby. Many other examples of the thorn grow throughout Glastonbury including those in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey, St Johns Church and Chalice Well. Today Glastonbury Abbey presents itself as ""traditionally the oldest above-ground Christian church"
"carved oak case. It was built by the Positive Organ Company. The bells in the tower include one which was previously at St Saviour's in Larkhall, Bath. In 2012 plans were underway to install and sixth bell. The parish is part of the Quantock Towers benefice within the Taunton archdeaconry. St George's Church, Bicknoller The Church of St George in Bicknoller, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church is dominated by a 1000-year-old elm tree in its grounds. The church, which is decorated with a collection of carved"
"tree, hang pieces of toast soaked in cider in the branches for the robin, who represent the 'good spirits' of the tree. A shotgun is fired overhead to scare away evil spirits. Carhampton, Somerset Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, to the east of Minehead. Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865 (2011 census). Iron Age occupation of the parish is evident from the remains of Bat's Castle hillfort and associated earthworks. Archaeological excavation in the mid-1990s suggested the existence of early Christian settlement"
"improvement to the museum and the castle were submitted by Somerset County Council to the Heritage Lottery Fund. It closed to the public on 18 April 2008 for a two-year refit, and reopened as the Museum of Somerset on 29 September 2011. Central to the new museum is the Tree of Somerset, a sculpture carved from oak from the Quantock Hills, which depicts events from Somerset's history. The museum hosts a collection of toys and dolls, sculpture, natural history, fossils, fine silver, remains of pottery, and it also contains a collection of archaeological items, including the mosaic found at the"
"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. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. Thorne St Margaret 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. The parish includes Holywell Lake which is one of the Thankful Villages which lost"
"Church of the Holy Trinity, Newton St Loe The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity in Newton St Loe within the English county of Somerset is a Grade II* listed building. A church has stood on the site, close to Newton St Loe Castle and Newton Park, since the 11th century, however the current stone building was constructed in the 14th with the tower being added in the 15th. It was restored in 1857. The bell tower has a clock face with only one hand. A church stood on the site during the 11th century and was mentioned in the"
"2012 and moved to Holy Trinity, Sutton in Somerset. The blower was not moved with the organ, but was donated to the Leicester Museum service who wished to maintain what was an outstanding example of Taylor's work. All Saints' Church, Small Heath (II) All Saints’ Church, Small Heath is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham, which until 1998 was known as St Aidan’s Church, Small Heath. The church was designed by the architect Thomas Frederick Proud. The foundation stone was laid on 2 September 1893 by Lady Mary Wood. The first portion of"
"commemorating his seven children who all died prematurely. The organ was installed in 1879. Church of the Holy Trinity, Newton St Loe The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity in Newton St Loe within the English county of Somerset is a Grade II* listed building. A church has stood on the site, close to Newton St Loe Castle and Newton Park, since the 11th century, however the current stone building was constructed in the 14th with the tower being added in the 15th. It was restored in 1857. The bell tower has a clock face with only one hand. A"
"oak trees was measured at 11ft in diameter and had more than 2000 season growth rings. A mythological belief has Joseph of Arimathea following the row of trees towards the tor upon his arrival in Albion. In April 2017, though already dead, Gog was badly damaged by fire from a candle. The fire is believed to been accidental, and was put out by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. Oaks of Avalon The Oaks of Avalon is the collective name given to a pair of ancient oak trees, Gog and Magog, that stand in Glastonbury in Somerset, South West"
"II. Church of the Holy Trinity, Binegar The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity, Binegar, Somerset, England is Norman but has been rebuilt and restored several times since. It is a Grade II* listed building. The original church was Norman however it was largely rebuilt in the 15th century with just the original tower remaining. A Victorian restoration was carried out in 1858. The need for ongoing maintenance of the joists of the floor and slates on the roof mean the building has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register. The parish is part of the benefice of Ashwick"
"Ashbrittle Ashbrittle is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated nine miles west of Taunton and close to the River Tone and the route of the Grand Western Canal in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 225. The parish of Ashbrittle was part of the Milverton Hundred. A 3-4,000 year old Yew tree (""Taxus baccata"") in the village was among the Great British Trees list that included 50 trees selected by the Tree Council in 2002 to spotlight trees in Great Britain in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The tree is growing on"
"Taunton Taunton is a large regional town in Somerset, England. The town's population in 2011 was 69,570. Taunton has over 1,000 years of religious and military history, including a 10th century monastery and Taunton Castle, which has origins in the Anglo Saxon period and was later the site of a priory. The Normans then built a stone structured castle, which belonged to the Bishops of Winchester. The current heavily reconstructed buildings are the inner ward, which now houses the Museum of Somerset and the Somerset Military Museum. Taunton is undergoing a regeneration project with redevelopment of the town centre. It"
"placed on the trees in 2004, to enable preservation and maintenance, and in 2009 the Dark Hedges Preservation Trust was set up. Of the 150 trees originally planted by the Stuart family, about 90 remained by 2016. A survey in 2014 revealed that the trees are in various states of health and are at risk in bad weather. Two trees were destroyed, and one damaged, by Storm Gertrude in January 2016. Another tree came down in Storm Doris in February 2017. As visitor numbers have increased, concern has been expressed over vehicular traffic damaging the trees' roots, as well as"
"Holy Trinity was built in 1831 by J. Sperring. The Methodist Chapel is a little more recent having been built in 1865. Coleford, Somerset Coleford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Mells River in the Mendip Hills five miles west of Frome. The parish has a population of 2,313 in 2011. Coleford was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ""Colford"", meaning ""the hill ford"", possibly from the Old French ""col"" and ""ford"", or alternatively ""the coal ford"", a ford over which charcoal was carried. There are visible remains of a famous unfinished"
"of Bristol and Member of Parliament for Bristol in the 15th century. The font has various devices on its side panels including a Tudor rose and the five Holy Wounds. A specific pew was set aside for the owners of Nailsea Court. The church has a two manual pipe organ by Sweetland Organ Company. Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican Church in Nailsea, Somerset, England. It dates from the 15th century and is a Grade I listed building. It features a tower with 6 Bells, a cemetery, and a community centre called ""The Trinity Centre"". The"
"rebuilt in 1885–1887 by Willcox of Bath. The first recorded Rector was in 1305. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building. Horsington, Somerset Horsington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Wincanton and north of Templecombe in the South Somerset district. The village lies on the edge of Horsington Marsh, part of the Blackmore Vale. In 2011 the population of the Parish, which includes the adjoining hamlets of Peckholdsash and Wilkin Throop and the village of South Cheriton was 571. The name of the village means ""the settlement of the horse keepers"". The"
"Heritage as a grade II* listed building. Halswell House in Goathurst has Tudor origins but was purchased by the Tynte family and rebuilt in 1689. The surrounding park and pleasure garden was developed between 1745 and 1785. The grounds contain many fish ponds, cascades, bridges and fanciful buildings, including the Temple of Harmony, which stands in Mill Wood and has now been fully restored. Quantock Hills The Quantock Hills is a range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset, England. The Quantock Hills were England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, being designated in 1956, and consist of heathland, oak"
"Holy Trinity Church, Norton Malreward The Anglican Holy Trinity Church in Norton Malreward, Somerset, England dates from the late 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building. The archway between the nave and chancel and the font remain from the original Norman church, however much of the rest of the building has been revised and expanded over the centuries. The two stage west tower was added in the 15th century with diagonal buttresses to the lower stage and rebuilt, along with much of the church, around 1860 by James Wilson of Bath. It is surmounted by"
"Thorner Thorner is a rural village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, located between Seacroft and Wetherby. It has a population of 1,503, increasing to 1,646 at the 2011 Census. The village appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as """"Torneure"""" (also """"Tornoure"""") means ""thorn bank"". The ancient parish of Thorner covered 4400 acres in the wapentake of Skyrack in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The parish included the townships of Scarcroft and Shadwell, which became separate civil parishes in 1866. The church of St Peter is built in the later English gothic style and"
"Horsington, Somerset Horsington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Wincanton and north of Templecombe in the South Somerset district. The village lies on the edge of Horsington Marsh, part of the Blackmore Vale. In 2011 the population of the Parish, which includes the adjoining hamlets of Peckholdsash and Wilkin Throop and the village of South Cheriton was 571. The name of the village means ""the settlement of the horse keepers"". The cross on the village green was erected in 1284 to mark the site of the market. It is built of hamstone with an octagonal"
"Church of the Holy Trinity, Binegar The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity, Binegar, Somerset, England is Norman but has been rebuilt and restored several times since. It is a Grade II* listed building. The original church was Norman however it was largely rebuilt in the 15th century with just the original tower remaining. A Victorian restoration was carried out in 1858. The need for ongoing maintenance of the joists of the floor and slates on the roof mean the building has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register. The parish is part of the benefice of Ashwick with"
"work in 2012 included rewiring and repairs to the roof. The parish of North Stoke is part of the benefice of Weston, North Stoke and Langridge. In addition to the tower there is a nave and chancel with a south porch. Inside the church is a font carved from a sacrificial altar. There are also monuments from the 18th century. In the churchyard is an ancient yew tree. Church of St Martin, North Stoke The Church of St Martin in North Stoke, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and is a Grade II* listed building. There is evidence of"
"and Ireland, and the Somerset Rare Plants Group. In April 2012, the botanist and poet participated in the exhibition at Bradbury Hall, Henleaze, Bristol, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Bristol Naturalists' Society. She is also a participant in the Avon Gorge & Downs Wildlife Project, which was established in 1999 to protect the Bristol side of the Avon Gorge and Downs and to increase awareness of the site. On 24 May 2012, Houston, a research associate at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol, received the H. H. Bloomer Award from the Linnean Society of London"
"church, the Victory Hall in Carr Lane, an over-60s centre, a bowling green, tennis courts and cricket and football pitches. Thorner Thorner is a rural village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, located between Seacroft and Wetherby. It has a population of 1,503, increasing to 1,646 at the 2011 Census. The village appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as """"Torneure"""" (also """"Tornoure"""") means ""thorn bank"". The ancient parish of Thorner covered 4400 acres in the wapentake of Skyrack in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The parish included the townships of Scarcroft and Shadwell, which"
"and ""St Trinian's"" and portrays the Thirteenth Doctor in the television series ""Doctor Who"". The lead singer of the heavy-metal band Saxon, Biff Byford, was raised in Skelmanthorpe and attended Skelmanthorpe Primary School. Towns and cities: Barnsley, Huddersfield, Wakefield Villages: Denby Dale, Clayton West, Emley, Lower Cumberworth, Scissett, Shelley, Shepley Friends of Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre Skelmanthorpe Skelmanthorpe is a village in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England with a population of 4,549 according to the 2011 census. It is part of the parish of Denby Dale in the Kirklees borough. Skelmanthorpe was a site in the Survey of English Dialects. The"
"battlements and pinnacles. The church is within a joint benefice with the Church of St Andrew, Chew Magna and the Church of St Michael, Dundry. Holy Trinity Church, Norton Malreward The Anglican Holy Trinity Church in Norton Malreward, Somerset, England dates from the late 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building. The archway between the nave and chancel and the font remain from the original Norman church, however much of the rest of the building has been revised and expanded over the centuries. The two stage west tower was added in the 15th century with"
"were donated to the Greater London Council as part of the grower's European Elm City promotion; similar gifts were also made to Belfast, Cardiff (Pontcanna Park), and Hamburg (the central City Park). In 2010, 100 trees were planted in the London borough of Enfield to aid and abet the conservation of the White-letter Hairstreak ""Satyrium w-album"". Another hundred were included in the tree planting at the Olympic Park. Forty have been planted in Richmond Park, near the Dysart gate. 'New Horizon' was found to be hosting the endangered White-letter Hairstreak at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, London, in 2017; this is"
"in the 1870s by Pearson, the architect who also designed Truro Cathedral. Selwood, Somerset Selwood used to be a village but is now part of the suburbs of Frome. It is a civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the villages of East and West Woodlands, Rodden and the hamlets of Alder Row and Blatchbridge. Roddenbury Hillfort is a univallate Iron Age hill fort. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and on the Heritage at Risk register. The ancient Selwood Forest stretched approximately between Gillingham in Dorset and Chippenham in Wiltshire. In the eighth and"
"and the outskirts of Bath have caused controversy. A regional strategy had identified the Duchy's site as an area for development, however after the United Kingdom general election, 2010 this was revised and Bath and North East Somerset Council changed its decision about the development, ruling that it should not go ahead on environmental grounds. The Duchy is likely to challenge the decision at a public inquiry during 2011. The local Church of the Holy Trinity dates back from the 11th century. An interesting feature is its clock, which has only one hand. The church is noted in the Domesday"
"It is now known as the Millennium Garden as it was built to celebrate the new millennium. Cutt Mill, sited on the River Stour to the northwest of the village, was burned down in 2003 by vandals. The building remains unused as the structure is now unsafe, although there have been plans proposed to either rebuild it, turn it into holiday flats, or turn it into a source of hydro-electric power. Hinton St Mary Hinton St Mary is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited on a low Corallian limestone ridge"
"was the old bridleway that ran from Hightown / Ince Blundell to Sefton Parish Church, St. Helens. It was here that funeral processions would come to rest and have refreshments before continuing to the church. Unfortunately this monument, which was restored to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee Year of 1977, has become the target of vandals. Thornton, Merseyside Thornton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Situated to the north east of Crosby, it is a residential area of semi-detached and detached housing which dates mainly from the 1930s. Many of the houses, particularly those"
"chaired by Thomas Sheppard who succeeded Edward Bayntun-Coward in February 2016. Bath Preservation Trust The Bath Preservation Trust is a charity that is based in Bath, Somerset, England, which exists to safeguard for the public benefit the historic character and amenities of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its environs. The Trust is independent, funded by public membership, grants, donations and income from four museums that it operates in Bath: No. 1 Royal Crescent, the Museum of Bath Architecture, Beckford's Tower, and the Herschel Museum of Astronomy. In addition to its campaigning and educational roles, the Trust comments"