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Coordinates: 51°19′12″N 2°47′19″W / 51.3201°N 2.7886°W
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 Rowberrow
Rowberrow shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | ST450582 |
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| District | Sedgemoor |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Winscombe |
| Postcode district | BS25 |
| Dialling code | 01934 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Wells |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Rowberrow is a small village, within the parish of Shipham, near Churchill and Shipham in Somerset, England.
Rowberrow is close to the Dolebury Warren iron age hill fort.
It is the site of a Bronze Age barrow approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter, which was excavated in 1813,[1] and is believed to have given the village its name as Rowbarrow means 'rough hill' or 'barrow'.[2]
The parish was part of the Winterstoke Hundred.[3]
It was formerly a mining parish producing calamine.[4]
[edit] Church
The parish Church of St Michael and All Angels dates from the late 14th century, however the nave, chancel and south porch were rebuilt in 1865. It is a Grade II* listed building.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Adkins, Lesley and Roy (1992). A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. ISBN 0946159947.
- ^ "Autumn newsletter 2007" (PDF). Mendip Hills AONB. http://www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk/publications/up_081015_autumn07_lo.pdf. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Atthill, Robin (1976). Mendip: A new study. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0715372971.
- ^ "Church of St Michael and All Angels". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=268823. Retrieved 17 July 2006.
[edit] External links
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