Conservation Area: Wootton Courtenay Conservation Area
Authority | Exmoor National Park Authority |
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Date assigned | 01 December 1994 |
Date last amended | 01 January 2018 |
Date revoked |
The significance of Wootton Courtenay is derived from its setting, its historic buildings and their position in the landscape.
The village is situated at the foot of the short range of mainly wooded hills extending from Tivington Common in the west to Grabbist Hill in the east. It has a sheltered south-facing aspect and to the north and east views towards the high moors of Exmoor.
Wootton Courtenay is broadly ‘T’-shaped. At its centre is the medieval church and the former rectory and from here it spreads east-west with a further lane leading south down to the bridge across the river. Within this pattern the settlement is diverse. The buildings are informally grouped, with no hint of formal planning but are usually built close to the carriageway. In spite of a low density, the informality, and close-knit grouping, linked by stone walls and banks, gives the village a cohesive quality and sense of enclosure. This has the effect of making the outward views to surrounding moorland from the higher parts of the village all the more striking.
Although Wootton Courtenay’s cottage groups lack the ‘chocolate box’ aesthetic of some other Exmoor villages, its buildings display some typical local vernacular features which are of great interest. These include the front lateral chimney stack, suggesting that many originate in the 17th century. Also present are farmsteads which were built, or underwent improvement, during the 19th century. Almost all of the stone-built agricultural and other outbuildings associated with the farms date from this period.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9378 4323 (352m by 465m) ENPA |
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Map sheet | SS94SW |
Civil Parish | WOOTTON COURTENAY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (50)
- 15th Century churchyard cross in All Saints Churchyard (Building) (MSO6253)
- 17th Century gravestone in All Saints Churchyard (Monument) (MSO10630)
- 19th Century water meadow south of Manor Farm (Monument) (MMO2693)
- 20th Century bench adjacent to All Saints' Churchyard (Building) (MEM25498)
- 20th Century churchyard gates at All Saints' Churchyard (Building) (MEM25497)
- 20th Century letter box in garden wall (Building) (MEM25496)
- 20th Century noticeboard adjacent to Villagers' Stores (Monument) (MEM25499)
- All Saints Church, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MSO12159)
- All Saints Churchyard, Wootton Courtenay (Monument) (MEM24742)
- Applegarth, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24753)
- Bishop's Cottages, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24744)
- Bridge Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MSO10627)
- Brookside Farmhouse, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24786)
- Churches Barn and Barton, Wootton Courtenay (Monument) (MEM24750)
- Crockford, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24760)
- Fernlea, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24275)
- Field Fare and Finch Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24774)
- Forge Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24754)
- Grove Bank and the Garage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24779)
- Hammetts Cottage, east of Morton House (Monument) (MEM24777)
- Highpark, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MSO10631)
- Jasmine Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24772)
- K6 telephone kiosk, Wootton Courtney (Building) (MSO10263)
- Late 19th or early 20th Century hydrant adjacent to All Saints' Churchyard (Monument) (MEM25500)
- Late 19th or early 20th Century hydrant adjacent to Pound Cottage (Monument) (MEM25501)
- Manor Farm, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24748)
- Manor House, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MSO10264)
- Outbuildings east of The Old Rectory, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24752)
- Pear Tree Cottage and Wreford, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24773)
- Possible post-medieval well west of Windrush (Monument) (MEM24776)
- Post-medieval Baker's Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Monument) (MEM24771)
- Post-medieval boundary wall at The Old Rectory (Building) (MEM24778)
- Post-medieval cobbled footpath east of The Old School (Monument) (MEM25502)
- Post-medieval cottage east of Fernlea (Monument) (MEM24759)
- Post-medieval garden at The Old Rectory (Monument) (MEM25401)
- Post-medieval Wheddons Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Monument) (MEM24757)
- Post-medieval yew tree in All Saints' Churchyard, Wootton Courtenay (Tree) (MEM24743)
- Riverside Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24770)
- Riverside Farmhouse (Brookside Farm), Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24775)
- Rose Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24749)
- Stag Cottage and Pound Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24745)
- The Old Parlour and Hanny Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24761)
- The Old Rectory, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MSO10632)
- The Old School, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24185)
- The Villagers' Stores, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24746)
- Vine Cottage and Woodbine Cottage, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24755)
- Wheddons Cottage and Bradlea, Wootton Courtenay (Building) (MEM24756)
- Wootton Courtenay (Place) (MEM24184)
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