East Lambrook is an English village situated in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

of Kingsbury Episcopi, within the

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district of

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. It is noted particularly for its manor gardens.

Manor

East Lambrook Manor East Lambrook Manor is a small 15th-century manor house in East Lambrook, Somerset, England, registered by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is surrounded by a "cottage garden" planted by Margery Fish between 1938 and her death ...

is a small 15th-century manor house classed by

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as a Grade II*

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. The manor was bought in 1939 by

Margery Fish Margery Fish (née Townshend) (5 August 1892 – 24 March 1969) was an English gardener and gardening writer, who exercised a strong influence on the informal English cottage garden style of her period.

and her husband W. G. Fish. The gardens were planted by Margery Fish from 1938 until her death in 1969. She wrote several books on such "cottage gardens", some still in print, and held the National Collection of Geraniums. She also assembled a large collection of snowdrop species. The gardens have been preserved and remain open to the public under subsequent owners.

Amenities

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The Anglican Church of St James, also a Grade II* listed building, dates from the 12th century. Although in the civil parish of Kingsbury Episcopi, the village is part of the benefice of

South Petherton South Petherton is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England, located east of Ilminster and north of Crewkerne. The parish had a population of 3,367 in 2011 and includes the smaller village of Over Stra ...

with the Seavingtons and the Lambrooks, within the

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. The

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in the village is the ''Rose and Crown'', which dates from the 17th century. Other nearby places of interest include the Burrow Hill Cider Farm, where

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and apple brandy are made by traditional methods.

Communications

The village has a service of one Monday-to-Friday bus between the villages of

Isle Brewers Isle Brewers is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Isle, south east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 150. The parish includes the hamlet of North Bradon. History The first ...

and

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. The nearest railway station is

Yeovil Pen Mill Yeovil Pen Mill railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Yeovil, Somerset, England. The station is situated just under a mile to the east of the town centre. The station is located south of , on the Heart of Wessex Line. The ...

(10 miles, 16 km).National Rai
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, and

Honiton Honiton ( or ) is a market town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. Honiton has a population estimated at 11,822 (based on mid-year estimates for the two Honiton Ward ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

, passes 2.5 miles (4 km) to the south of the village.

References

External links

East Lambrook Manor Gardens
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