Meare
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Meare is a small rural village in the Somerset Levels of southwest England, known for its low-lying wetland landscape and historic links to nearby Glastonbury.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilParishIncludes |
Meare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oxenpill NERFINISHED ⓘ Stileway NERFINISHED ⓘ Westhay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Meare Heath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meare village NERFINISHED ⓘ Westhay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dialCode | 01458 ⓘ |
| distanceToGlastonbury | approximately 3 miles west ⓘ |
| district | Somerset Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerDistrict | Mendip district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Somerset Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | low-lying and prone to flooding historically ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
drainage rhynes
ⓘ
peat moors ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
peat extraction in surrounding area ⓘ |
| hasParishChurch | Church of St Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySchool | Meare Village Primary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink | B3151 road nearby ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSettlement | rural village ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Glastonbury Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Isle of Wedmore area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landscapeType | low-lying wetland ⓘ |
| liesWestOf | Glastonbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Somerset
ⓘ
Somerset Levels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Avalon Marshes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ham Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ Shapwick Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Glastonbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological remains in surrounding peat moors
ⓘ
wetland nature reserves nearby ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | ST455425 ⓘ |
| parishChurchDenomination | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parishChurchListingStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postcodeArea | BA ⓘ |
| postcodeDistrict | BA6 ⓘ |
| postTown | Glastonbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| traditionalCounty | Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.