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OS grid reference
  
ST098210

Country
  
England

Post town
  
WELLINGTON

Shire county
  
Somerset

Dialling code
  
01823

Region
  
South West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
TA21

District
  
Taunton Deane

UK parliament constituency
  
Taunton Deane

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Thorne St Margaret is a village in the civil parish of Wellington Without in the Taunton Deane district of Somerset, England. It is situated 3 miles west of Wellington, between the river Tone and the Bristol and Exeter railway. The parish includes Holywell Lake which is one of the Thankful Villages which lost no men in World War I.

Map of Thorne St Margaret, Wellington, UK

The parish of Thorne St Margaret was part of the Milverton Hundred.

The Church of St Margaret serves a parish population of about 50. The church has a 15th-century tower with three bells. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1865, with a west window, with stained glass, added in 1907. The church is built of hard red sandstone and has a baptismal font dating to Saxon times. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

References

Thorne St Margaret Wikipedia