East Lambrook
{{Short description|Village in Somerset, England}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
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|static_image_caption=East Lambrook Manor
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|50.9676|-2.8110|display=inline,title}}
|official_name = East Lambrook
|population =
|civil_parish = Kingsbury Episcopi
| unitary_england = Somerset
| lieutenancy_england = Somerset
| region = South West England
|constituency_westminster = Glastonbury and Somerton
|post_town = SOUTH PETHERTON
|postcode_district = TA13
|postcode_area = TA
|dial_code = 01460
|os_grid_reference = ST431190
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East Lambrook is an English village situated in the civil parish of Kingsbury Episcopi, within the South Somerset district of Somerset. It is noted particularly for its manor gardens.
Manor
East Lambrook Manor is a small 15th-century manor house classed by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.{{cite web |url=http://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55168 |title=East Lambrook Manor Garden, East Lambrook |accessdate=2008-02-06 |format= |work=Somerset Historic Environment Record}}{{NHLE |desc=East Lambrook Manor and forecourt wall |num=1264346 |accessdate=2008-02-06}}
The manor was bought in 1939 by Margery Fish and her husband W. G. Fish. The gardens were planted by Margery Fish from 1938 until her death in 1969. She wrote several books on such "cottage gardens", some still in print, and held the National Collection of Geraniums.{{cite web |url= http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden/east_lambrook_manor_garden |title=East Lambrook Manor Garden |accessdate=2008-02-06 |format= |work=Gardenvisit.com }} She also assembled a large collection of snowdrop species.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/main.jhtml?xml=/gardening/2008/01/05/garden-snowdrop105.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111010837/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/main.jhtml?xml=/gardening/2008/01/05/garden-snowdrop105.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-01-11 |title=Snowdrops: White magic |accessdate=2008-02-06 |format= |work=The Daily Telegraph}}
The gardens have been preserved and remain open to the public under subsequent owners.
Amenities
File:Rose_and_Crown_pub%2C_East_Lambrook%2C_Somerset.jpg
The Anglican Church of St James, also a Grade II* listed building, dates from the 12th century.{{NHLE|desc=Church of St. James|num=1056883|accessdate=3 October 2016}} Although in the civil parish of Kingsbury Episcopi, the village is part of the benefice of South Petherton with the Seavingtons and the Lambrooks, within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.{{cite web |title=St James's, East Lambrook|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/east-lambrook-st-james/|website=A Church Near You |publisher=Church of England |accessdate=3 October 2016}}
The pub in the village is the Rose and Crown, which dates from the 17th century.{{cite web |title=Welcome |url=http://www.roseandcrownlambrook.com/ |publisher=Rose and Crown |accessdate=3 October 2016}}{{NHLE |desc=Rose and Crown Inn |num=1057713 |accessdate=3 October 2016}}
Other nearby places of interest include the Burrow Hill Cider Farm,Newspaper report [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3338712/Still-life-with-apples.html Retrieved 11 May 2018.] where apple cider and apple brandy are made by traditional methods.
Communications
The village has a service of one Monday-to-Friday bus between the villages of Isle Brewers and Street, Somerset.Bus times [https://bustimes.org/services/4-isle-brewers-south-petherton-strode-college Retrieved 11 May 2018.] The nearest railway station is Yeovil Pen Mill (10 miles, 16 km).National Rail [http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/YVP.aspx Retrieved 11 May 2018.]
The A303 main road between Basingstoke, Hampshire, and Honiton, Devon, passes 2.5 miles (4 km) to the south of the village.
References
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External links
- [http://www.eastlambrook.co.uk/ East Lambrook Manor Gardens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206070738/http://www.eastlambrook.co.uk/ |date=6 December 2008 }}
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