Montacute
Montacute is a small 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 thought by some to derive from the Latin "Mons Acutus", referring to the conically intense St Michael's Hill dominating the village to the west. A different view is that it is called after Drogo de Montagu, whose family members stemmed from Montaigu-les-Bois, in the arrondissement of Coutances. Mortain held Montacute after 1066, Drogo was a close partner. The village is built almost completely of the neighborhood hamstone. From the 15th century up until the start of the 20th century it created the heart of the estate of the Phelips family of Montacute House. The village has a fine medieval church, as well as was the website of a Cluniac priory, the gatehouse of which is currently a private residence. At the centre of the town is a large square known as the 'Borough' around which are organized picturesque cottages as well as a bar, the Phelips Arms; there is a second pub and also hotel positioned in the village, called the King's Arms.
