Montacute
Montacute is a little village as well as 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 intense St Michael's Hill controling the town to the west. An alternative sight 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 affiliate. The town is constructed virtually totally of the local hamstone. From the 15th century till the start of the 20th century it formed the heart of the estate of the Phelips household of Montacute House. The village has a fine middle ages church, as well as was the website of a Cluniac priory, the gatehouse of which is currently a personal house. At the centre of the town is a huge square called the 'District' around which are grouped picturesque cottages and also a pub, the Phelips Arms; there is a second pub as well as hotel positioned in the town, called the King's Arms.