St James in late afternoon light
Introduction
The photograph on this page of St James in late afternoon light by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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St James in late afternoon light
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 17 Jan 2018
The ancient church is believed to date from the twelfth century, although altered in the fifteenth and (almost inevitably) reworked in Victorian times. The village itself has a long history that perhaps reaches to 961 in a document called 'De Sudstoca', in that the lands are recognised and rights transferred from the Monastery of St Peter in Bath to a Saxon named Totta. Some historians think the village must be even older.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.349577
Longitude
-2.36553