Easton, Somerset
Easton (grid reference ST512477) is a small village in Somerset, 2 miles north-west of Wells. It is on the A371 between Westbury-sub-Mendip and Wells.
Easton is believed to mean 'The enclosure by the water' from the Old English eas and tun.[1]
Nearby are the Ebbor Gorge Site of Special Scientific Interest and Wookey Hole.
The church of St Paul, by Richard Carver, dates from 1843. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]
References
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (1992). Somerset Place Names. Wimborne, Dorset: The Dovecote Press Ltd. ISBN 1874336032.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Church of St Paul". Images of England. Retrieved 2006-05-09.