EASTON, SOMERSET

'Easton' () is a small village in Somerset, 2 miles north west of Wells. It is on the A371 between Westbury-sub-Mendip and Wells.
Easton is believed to mean 'The enclosure by the water' from the Old English ''eas'' and ''tun''.[1]
Nearby are the Ebbor Gorge Site of Special Scientific Interest and Wookey Hole.
The church of St Paul by Richard Carver, dates from 1843. It is a grade II listed building.[2]

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1. Somerset Place Names, , Stephen, Robinson, The Dovecote Press Ltd, 1992,
2. Church of St Paul


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