History and News of Fitzhead, Somerset, England

• 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... 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... 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... Read MORE...
  
  
• 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... 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.... 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... Read MORE...
  
  
• 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... Read MORE...