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Horsington, a largish village 1 m. N. of Templecombe. It contains a 15th-cent. octagonal font with, rudely carved figures of angels at the angles. Huish Champflower, a village 3-1/2 m. N.W. from Wiveliscombe. The church is one of the few Dec. churches in the county, but not a pure example of the style, as the tower and window tracery are Perp.
It covers 27 acres, and is overgrown with firs, which make inspection difficult. It is regarded as Roman, the usual rectangular plan being adapted to the nature of the ground. Brushford, a parish near Dulverton Station, but 2 m. S. from Dulverton itself. It has an aisleless church, interesting only for a good 15th-cent. screen, a font, of which the bowl and base date from the 13th cent.
Hutton Court, which is close by, is a 15th-cent. building much altered. ILCHESTER, a small, decayed town on the Ivel, 4-1/2 m. N.E. of Martock, which was formerly of considerable importance. Its name recalls the fact that it was a Roman station, and upon it several Roman roads converge.
S.W. of Wincanton. Its church is small and contains a stone 15th-cent. pulpit and a Norm. font. On the S. porch is an old sundial, and in the churchyard the base of a cross. Holms, The Flat and Steep, two islands in the Bristol Channel, forming familiar objects to all visitors to the Somerset sea-board.
The "green" of the neighbouring hamlet of Falkland retains its ancient stocks. Henstridge, a large village 7 m. There is a 15th-cent. altar-tomb in the chancel under a carved and coloured canopy, with two effigies. The arms that adorn the tomb are those of Carent and Stourton.
It is rectangular in plan, with a square turret crowned by a pyramidal cap rising from each corner, only two of which now remain. It is one of the most beautiful specimens of Trans. work in England. The decoration is rich and abundant "no possible ornament has been omitted." Beneath the now demolished flooring is a small crypt of 15th-cent. work.
S.S.W. from Yeovil. The church and hall are prettily grouped together on rising ground above the roadway. The church is chiefly Perp. with debased transepts and a N.E. tower of the same character but greater dignity. In the churchyard is the effigy of a woman, and another old tomb with incised figure stands near the church door. The Court hard by is a modernised 15th-cent. hall.
Preston Plucknett, a village 1-1/2 m. W. of Yeovil. Its church is not particularly interesting, the ancient features being disguised by recent restorations. The body of the building is thought to be late Dec., the tower Perp. Hard by is a fine tithe barn with finials on the gables, and a 15th-cent. house with a most picturesque porch and panelled octagonal chimney.
It possesses, however, a remarkably fine late 15th-cent. hexagonal market-cross, crowned with a very graceful spirelet: note brass on one of the piers to Walter Buckland and Agnes, his wife. The interior, originally E.E., was never handsome, and has been ruined artistically by the erection of some huge aisles, with galleries, which have absorbed the transepts.
N. of Bath, with a very small church, which has a Norm. S. door. There is a fine yew tree near the porch. Charlinch, a parish 5 m. W. of Bridgwater. The altar-piece, in memory of Lady Taunton, is a modern copy of the 15th-cent. painter Francia. There are two interesting epitaphs, one on the S. wall of the chancel, the other on a brass on the floor.
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