Witham Friary, Somerset, England
E608066
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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Witham Friary | 0 |
| Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Witham Friary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Carthusian monasteries in England
ⓘ
Civil parishes in Somerset ⓘ Villages in Mendip ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dialCode | 01373 ⓘ |
| distanceToFrome | approximately 5 miles south ⓘ |
| electoralConstituency | Somerton and Frome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAround | 12th century (as a monastic site) ⓘ |
| governingBody | Witham Friary Parish Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
parish church
ⓘ
village hall ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic monastic remains
ⓘ
rural landscape ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalAssociationWith |
Carthusian Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Witham Charterhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Witham Charterhouse priory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParishChurch | Church of St Mary, Witham Friary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicHouse | The Seymour Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Witham (Somerset) railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
agricultural village
ⓘ
monastic settlement ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUse | predominantly agricultural ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mendip district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bruton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cranmore NERFINISHED ⓘ Frome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident | Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | ST745365 ⓘ |
| partOf | Diocese of Bath and Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postcodeArea | BA ⓘ |
| postcodeDistrict | BA11 ⓘ |
| postTown | Frome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Heart of Wessex Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| religiousHistory | medieval Carthusian priory ⓘ |
| religiousOrderAssociated | Carthusians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shireCounty | Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shireDistrict | Mendip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.