Preston Plucknett
Preston Plucknett is a suburb of Yeovil in Somerset, England.
Preston Plucknett is a suburb of Yeovil in Somerset, England. It was once a small village, and a separate civil parish until 31 March 1930, when it was absorbed into the neighbouring parishes of Yeovil, Brympton and West Coker. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Preston" when its lord was Ansger of Montacute. In the 13th century, Alan de Plugenet was lord of the manor and added his surname to Preston. Following the 20th century expansion of Yeovil, Preston Plucknett became little more than a suburb of the town. Throughout the centuries the spelling and pronunciation of the name has changed and evolved until it became the present day "Preston Plucknett." The parish of Preston Plucknett was part of the Stone Hundred. In 1921 the parish had a population of 591.
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Worth seeing in and around Preston Plucknett
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Huish Park
Huish Park is a football stadium located in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The stadium has been home to Yeovil Town F.C. since its completion in 1990, following their relocation from Huish.
900 m · football stadium · Wikipedia - 02Montacute House
Montacute House is a late Elizabethan mansion in Montacute, South Somerset, England. An example of English architecture created during a period that was moving from the medieval Gothic to the more classically-inspired Renaissance style, Montacute is one of the few prodigy houses to have survived almost unchanged from the Elizabethan era.
3.6 km · Late Elizabethan mansion with garden in Montacute, South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Brympton House
Brympton d'Evercy is a Grade I listed manor house near Yeovil in the county of Somerset, England. The house has been called the most beautiful of its kind in England; in 1927, Christopher Hussey, near the start of a 50-year career as an architectural authority, termed it "the one which created the greatest impression and summarises so exquisitely English country life qualities." The house has belonged to six families since its construction: the D'Evercys, Stourtons, Sydenhams, Fanes, Weeks, and Glossops.
1.9 km · Grade I listed building in South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of St John the Baptist, Yeovil
The Church of St John the Baptist in Yeovil, Somerset, is a Church of England parish church. The church was built between 1380 and 1405, but was renovated in the 1850s.
2.2 km · church in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05The Old Police Station
The Town House is a municipal building in Union Street in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Yeovil Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
2.3 km · town hall in Yeovil, South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Andrew
The Church of St Andrew in Thorne Coffin, Somerset, England, was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.4 km · church in Thorne Coffin, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Church of St James with Its South Boundary Wall
The Church of St James in Preston Plucknett, Somerset, England, was built in 1420. It is a Grade II* listed building.
300 m · church in South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
The Anglican Church of St Mary Magdalene in Barwick, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.5 km · church in South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Abbey Barn, Yeovil
The Abbey Barn in Preston Plucknett, Yeovil, Somerset, England was built around 1420 by John Stourton, in conjunction with the Abbey Farm House. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument.
300 m · Grade I listed building in South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Ninesprings
Ninesprings is a country park situated in the south east of Yeovil, Somerset, the United Kingdom. It is the largest country park in South Somerset, spanning over 20 acres.
2.5 km · country park near Yeovil, Somerset, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Preston Plucknett
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 49 km · Cardiff (CWL), 69 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 164 km
- Stations
- Yeovil Pen Mill railway station, 3.5 km · Yeovil Town railway station, 2.7 km
- Bristol → Preston Plucknett57 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · £7–9
- Cardiff → Preston Plucknett70 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £14–19
- London → Preston Plucknett188 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · £19–26
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No local-transport research exists yet for Preston Plucknett
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Preston Plucknett. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Preston Plucknett
Preston Plucknett is 57 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Yeoviltown in Somerset, England, UK1.8 km
- West Cokervillage and civil parish in Somerset, UK3.6 km
- Odcombevillage and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom3.1 km
- Brymptoncivil parish and suburb in Somerset, England, UK1.7 km
- Chilthorne Domervillage in Somerset, England, UK3.2 km
- Barwickvillage in Somerset, England, UK3.9 km