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 thought by some to originate from the Latin "Mons Acutus", referring to the conically severe St Michael's Hill dominating the village to the west. An alternate view is that it is called after Drogo de Montagu, whose family stemmed from Montaigu-les-Bois, in the arrondissement of Coutances. Mortain held Montacute after 1066, Drogo was a close associate. The town is developed nearly entirely of the neighborhood hamstone. From the 15th century till the start of the 20th century it formed the heart of the estate of the Phelips family members of Montacute House. The town has a great middle ages church, and was the site of a Cluniac priory, the gatehouse of which is now a private home. At the centre of the village is a big square referred to as the 'Borough' around which are organized picturesque cottages and a pub, the Phelips Arms; there is a 2nd pub as well as resort situated in the town, called the King's Arms.
