Montacute
Montacute is a tiny town and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) west of Yeovil. The town has a population of 831 (2011 census). The name Montacute is assumed by some to derive from the Latin "Mons Acutus", describing the conically severe St Michael's Hill controling the town to the west. An alternate sight is that it is called after Drogo de Montagu, whose household stemmed from Montaigu-les-Bois, in the arrondissement of Coutances. Mortain held Montacute after 1066, Drogo was a close partner. The village is built nearly totally of the local hamstone. From the 15th century till the start of the 20th century it created the heart of the estate of the Phelips household of Montacute House. The town has a fine medieval church, and was the site of a Cluniac priory, the lodge of which is currently a personal house. At the centre of the village is a huge square known as the 'Borough' around which are grouped picturesque cottages and also a pub, the Phelips Arms; there is a 2nd pub as well as resort positioned in the town, called the King's Arms.
