A little bit about Monkton Combe - Page 2
A few yards from the Church, a lane leads down to the Mill
next to the Midford Brook, and to the Manor House beside it.
The Mill is one of two mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
From here (where the Somerset Coal Canal and railway used
to run) a path crosses a meadow to what used to be a packhorse
bridge, and on to an ancient track that climbs the hillside
beyond. Sadly the old bridge was swept away by floods and has
been replaced by a wooden one, somewhat reminiscent of the one
on a willow pattern plate.
There are about 90 houses in the village and about two
hundred feet above the village to the north, you will find the
old tithe barn, three old cottages and some converted farm
buildings, probably of late 18th century. Beyond is a terrace
of cottages built for quarry workers. |
