Barrington houses [15]
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Barrington houses [15]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 19 May 2023
Allenbury is a 15th century open hall house, later having a floor inserted. The house has been modernized and altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. Constructed of rubble stone and cob, rendered, all under a thatch roof. Some original internal features remain, including a jointed cruck truss. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1264677 The village of Barrington in Somerset, lies some 10¼ miles west of Yeovil and about 11 miles southeast of Taunton, on the southern edge of the Somerset Levels. The village is home to Barrington Court, an estate of some 80 acres with a Tudor manor house. Barrington was originally an agricultural village but most working residents now commute.
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Image Location
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50.960371
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-2.871973