Coat, Somerset
Coat is a hamlet in the parish of Martock, Somerset, England.[1][2] It is a primarily agricultural settlement, its closest neighboring settlements being the village of Martock and the hamlet of Stapleton. Its main roads are Coat Road, Highway Road, and Cripple Street.
History
[edit]The first recorded mention of Coat is from the year 1225, in which it is spelled as Coate. Formerly a tything of the parish of Martock, Coat used to comprise of a larger area than the modern settlement, including land that has been absorbed by the neighboring village of Martock.[3] The tything contained a communal pasture referred to as Coat Hay and a communal meadow recorded as Coat Mead, with the grazing land being shared with neighboring settlements.[3]
Coat is home to eleven grade II listed buildings in the National Heritage List for England, with some prominent instances including the Coat Farmhouse,[4] Little Manor,[5] Coat House,[6] Greystones Farmhouse,[7] and The Old Coat Inn.[8] Coat is also home to a conservation area, established in 1981.[9]
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Coat House -
The Old Coat Inn -
Greystone House Gateway
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The National Gazetteer : A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands vol.1. London: Virtue & Co. 1868.
- ^ Mumby, Daniel (31 January 2024). "100 new homes coming to village despite flooding fears". Chard & Ilminster News. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ a b Gurzynski, Douglas. "Coat – The Tithing – A History" (PDF). Martock Local History Club. The Martock Local History Group. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "COAT FARMHOUSE, Martock - 1265985 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "LITTLE MANOR, Martock - 1226227 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "COAT HOUSE AND GATEWAY 2 METRES NORTH EAST OF HOUSE, Martock - 1225953 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "GREYSTONES FARMHOUSE, Martock - 1226224 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "THE OLD COAT INN, Martock - 1226228 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "Martock Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2028" (PDF). Martock Parish Council. February 2021.
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