Montacute
Montacute is a little town as well as civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 831 (2011 census). The name Montacute is assumed by some to originate from the Latin "Mons Acutus", describing the conically intense St Michael's Hill dominating the village to the west. An alternate view is that it is named after Drogo de Montagu, whose family originated from Montaigu-les-Bois, in the arrondissement of Coutances. Mortain held Montacute after 1066, Drogo was a close partner. The town is constructed virtually totally of the neighborhood hamstone. From the 15th century till the beginning of the 20th century it created the heart of the estate of the Phelips family of Montacute House. The village has a great medieval church, and also was the site of a Cluniac abbey, the lodge of which is now a private home. At the centre of the village is a large square called the 'District' around which are organized picturesque homes and also a bar, the Phelips Arms; there is a 2nd pub as well as resort positioned in the village, called the King's Arms.