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Knapp, TAUNTON, TA3 6BB

Leading to several farms and fields beside the River Tone

The side road leads to several farms and fields between the village and the River Tone

Knapp is a small village on top of a prominent hill to the east of Creech St Michael above the West Moor Levels. The road on the left drops down towards Bird's farm.

This old cast metal road sign shows the direction for Creech St Michael and Thornfalcon. It is buried in a hedge in Knapp.

The Triangle, the house on the left, occupies a triangular site bounded by lanes in the scattered hamlet of Knapp, on a hill overlooking the Tone Valley. The brick building beyond is a withy boiler, apparently still in use (certainly in 1998, according to http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=43340 .) An explanation is at http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/cultureheritage/heritage/info/monumentandartefacttypes/MonumentArtefactTypesW.cfm - as that link no longer works, here is its text, from http://web.archive.org/web/20040105170034/http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/cultureheritage/heritage/info/monumentandartefacttypes/MonumentArtefactTypesW.cfm : "A device used for boiling sections of willow in order to increase its pliability, so that it can be woven to make such items as baskets. Withy boilers are common in wetland areas, such as Somerset, where willows grow and the industry flourished. Willow rods (withies) were cut in the winter and boiled for a day before they could be used. Often the boilers were built of brick with a chimney, the boiler being a metal container. A brick built example survives at Knapp in North Curry and was still in use as recently as 1998"

This field gate on the edge of the village appears to be little-used; the lush grass has grown to the lowest bar of the gate