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Cranmore, Somerset
Summary
Cranmore is a village and civil parish east of Shepton Mallet, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Waterlip, East Cranmore and Dean.
The name comes from Crane Mere, the Lake of the Cranes.
The parish of Cranmore was part of the hundred of Wells Forum. East Cranmore was part of the hundred of Frome.
It is the base of the East Somerset Railway which plays host to a variety of preserved diesel and steam locomotives. It operates the line between Cranmore railway station, Cranmore West, Merryfield Lane Halt and Mendip Vale. The section between Cranmore and the mainline is used for heavy quarry traffic to the nearby Merehead Quarry. The quarry, which is also known as Torr Works, covers an area of some 200 hectares, including 60 hectares which have been landscaped to blend with the surrounding countryside. It was once operated by the Foster Yeoman Company, but now owned and operated by Aggregate Industries LTD, employing over 200 people and produces 6 million tonnes of limestone annually which is carried directly from the quarry by Mendip Rail.
Cranmore Hall is a large 17th-century country house with landscaped gardens which now forms the main portion of All Hallows Preparatory School. Southill House is a smaller country house dating from the early 18th century which was refacaded by John Wood, the Younger.
Dean farmhouse dates from the 17th century, as does The Old Smithy, just off the A361 which was originally two residential dwellings before being finally "knocked through" to just one.
On a hill north of the village is the tall Victorian folly, Cranmore Tower, built in 1862–64 by Thomas Henry Wyatt for John Moore Paget. The site is above sea level, and is the highest point on the Mendip Way.
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny.
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