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Fitzhead is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated approximately six miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has an estimated population of 251.
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- 14th Century - Fitzhead Tithe Barn Constructed
Set in the pretty village of Fitzhead, just 9 miles from Taunton surrounded by beautiful countryside, the Tithe Barn is a fascinating medieval building, standing near the fine redstone church of St James.
Dating probably from the middle of the 14th century and believed to have been the Church...Read MORE... - 15th Century - The church of St James the Great constructed in Fitzhead
The church of St James the Great, Fitzhead, standing on high ground beside the mediaeval Tithe Barn, has been a focal point in the village for over 500 years. The village has a reputation for being caring and self dependent and this is reflected in the enthusiasm and devotion there is to church...Read MORE... - Late 16th Century - Fitzhead Court and The Manor are constructed.
Fitzhead Court and The Manor date from the late 16th century. The building was constructed by Major Robert Cannon (died 1685) a royalist veteran of the Civil War, and passed through his successors to the Somerville Barons. The estate was sold to Baron Ashburton in 1840.
wikipedia.org - 17th Century - Fitzhead Inn constructed
The Fitzhead Inn is the last remaining public house in the village, there were seven at one time and began back in the 17th Century.
www.thefitzheadinn.co.uk - 1852 - Fitzhead
Fitzhead, Somerset, a parish in the west division of the hun. of Kingsbury, union of Wellington, 171 miles from London (coach road 149), 3 from Wiveliscombe, 8 from Taunton. - Gt. West. Rail. through Bristol to Taunton thence y miles: from Derby through Birmingham and Bristol to Taunton &c., 185...Read MORE... - 1868 - Fitzhead
"FITZHEAD, a parish in the W. division of the hundred of Kingsbury, county Somerset, 3 miles E. of Wiveliscombe, and 8 W. of Taunton, its post town. The Wellington station on the Great Western railway is nearly 6 miles to the S. of the village. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of...Read MORE... - 1870-72
FITZHEAD, a parish in Wellington district, Somerset; 3 miles ENE of Wiveliscombe, and 3½ WSW of Bishops-Lydiard r. station. It has a post office under Taunton. Acres, 1, 208. Real property, £2, 283. Pop., 309. - Houses, 62. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese ...Read MORE... 
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Postcard- 1976 - Britain's visitors attracted by TVI's colorful kitchenware
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England (CP) - A converted dairy barn in the nearby Somerset village of Fitzhead has a visitors' book containing the names of callers from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States and West Germany.
The attraction that brought them to Burrow Hill Farm is a special...Read MORE...
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14th Century - Fitzhead Tithe Barn Constructed
Set in the pretty village of Fitzhead, just 9 miles from Taunton surrounded by beautiful countryside, the Tithe Barn is a fascinating medieval building, standing near the fine redstone church of St James.
Dating probably from the middle of the 14th century and believed to have been the Church... Read MORE...
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15th Century - The church of St James the Great constructed in Fitzhead
The church of St James the Great, Fitzhead, standing on high ground beside the mediaeval Tithe Barn, has been a focal point in the village for over 500 years. The village has a reputation for being caring and self dependent and this is reflected in the enthusiasm and devotion there is to church... Read MORE...
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Late 16th Century - Fitzhead Court and The Manor are constructed.
Fitzhead Court and The Manor date from the late 16th century. The building was constructed by Major Robert Cannon (died 1685) a royalist veteran of the Civil War, and passed through his successors to the Somerville Barons. The estate was sold to Baron Ashburton in 1840.
wikipedia.org
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17th Century - Fitzhead Inn constructed
The Fitzhead Inn is the last remaining public house in the village, there were seven at one time and began back in the 17th Century.
www.thefitzheadinn.co.uk
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1852 - Fitzhead
Fitzhead, Somerset, a parish in the west division of the hun. of Kingsbury, union of Wellington, 171 miles from London (coach road 149), 3 from Wiveliscombe, 8 from Taunton. - Gt. West. Rail. through Bristol to Taunton thence y miles: from Derby through Birmingham and Bristol to Taunton &c., 185... Read MORE...
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1868 - Fitzhead
"FITZHEAD, a parish in the W. division of the hundred of Kingsbury, county Somerset, 3 miles E. of Wiveliscombe, and 8 W. of Taunton, its post town. The Wellington station on the Great Western railway is nearly 6 miles to the S. of the village. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of... Read MORE...
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1870-72
FITZHEAD, a parish in Wellington district, Somerset; 3 miles ENE of Wiveliscombe, and 3½ WSW of Bishops-Lydiard r. station. It has a post office under Taunton. Acres, 1, 208. Real property, £2, 283. Pop., 309. - Houses, 62. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese ... Read MORE...
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1976 - Britain's visitors attracted by TVI's colorful kitchenware
WIVELISCOMBE.
England (CP) - A converted dairy barn in the nearby Somerset village of Fitzhead has a visitors' book containing the names of callers from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States and West Germany.
The attraction that brought them to Burrow Hill Farm is a special... Read MORE...
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