Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BARLEY-WOOD

BARLEY-WOOD, a house in Wrington parish, Somerset; near the Mendip hills, 6 miles NE of Axbridge. It was built in 1800 by Hannah More; was for several years her residence; and contains a bust of Locke, the philosopher, given by Mrs. Montague. Hannah More's grave is in Wrington churchyard; and a tablet to her memory is in the church


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a house"   (ADL Feature Type: "buildings")
Administrative units: Wrington CP/AP       Somerset AncC

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