Montacute
Montacute is a small town and also 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 stem from the Latin "Mons Acutus", referring to the conically severe St Michael's Hill controling the village to the west. A different sight is that it is named after Drogo de Montagu, whose family members originated from Montaigu-les-Bois, in the arrondissement of Coutances. Mortain held Montacute after 1066, Drogo was a close partner. The village is developed almost entirely of the neighborhood hamstone. From the 15th century until the start of the 20th century it developed the heart of the estate of the Phelips household of Montacute House. The town has a fine middle ages church, and also was the website of a Cluniac abbey, the lodge of which is now an exclusive home. At the centre of the town is a large square known as the 'Borough' around which are grouped picturesque homes and also a club, the Phelips Arms; there is a 2nd pub and also resort situated in the village, called the King's Arms.
