St. Michael Church | Michaeliscerce / Michelescerca: Ansger Fower. |
Small church and a few buildings.
Saltford
| Sanford / fort: Roger Whiting from Bishop of Coutances. Mill. |
Large; partly Norman house with traces of 14th century frescoes.
Sampford Arundel
| Sanford / forda: Ogis from Roger de Courseulles. Mill. 11 cattle. |
Sampford Brett
| Sanford / forda: William from Hugh d'Avranches. Mill. |
Sandford (in Wembdon)
| Sanford / Santfort: Ralph from Roger Arundel. 11 cattle, 23 pigs. |
Farm.
Seaberton
Lost.
Seavington
| Seouenamentone: Athelney Church; Mauger from Count of Mortain; Siward from the king. Mill. |
Now Seavington St. Mary; Seavington St. Michael nearby.
Selworthy
| Seleurde: Ralph de Limesy, formerly Queen Edith. Mill. |
Attractive. Thatched cottages. Bury Castle, near Selworthy Beacon, is an Iron Age camp.
Shapwick
| Sapeswich / Sapaeswica: Glastonbury Church and Roger de Courseulles, Alfred d'Epaignes and Warmund from the church. |
17th century Shapwick House.
Shearston
| Siredestone / tona: Robert Herecom from Roger de Courseulles. |
Shepton Beauchamp
| Sceptone / tona: Count of Mortain. |
19th century Beauchamp Manor; traces of a medieval field system.
Shepton Mallet
| Sepetone / tona: Roger de Courseulles from Glastonbury Church. 2 mills (with Croscombe). |
Town, prosperous in the 18th century. The Domesday Book and other public records were kept in the prison here for safe keeping during World War II.
Shepton Montague
| Sceptone / Sheptuna / Septona: Drogo from Count of Mortain. 2 mills. 23 pigs, 210 sheep. |
Shipham
| Sipeham: Robert from Roger de Courseulles. |
Calamine for the Bristol brass and zinc industries mined here in the 18th century.
Shopnoller
| Scobindare / Scobinalre: Bishop of Winchester. |
Shortmansford
| Sordemaneforde: Brictric from William de Mohun. 11 goats. |
Lost.
Shovel
| Siwoldestone / tona: Ansger. |
Shovel House.
Skilgate
| Scheligate / Schiligata: Robert of Gatemore from Roger Arundel. Mill. 10 cattle, 150 sheep. |
Skilgate Wood.
Sock Dennis
| Soche / Socca: Robert FitzIvo from Count of Mortain. 35 pigs. |
On Bearley Brook.
Somerton
| Sumer / Summertone / Sumertona: King's land. Fisheries. 500 sheep. |
Market town; the county centre from 1278-1371, with a 17th century town hall and a market cross.
South Cadbury
| Sudcadeberie / Sutcadaberia / deberia: Bernard from Thurstan FitzRolf; Bernard Pancevolt, a clerk and an Englishman. |
Below Cadbury Castle, one of England's finest Iron Age hill-forts; believed to have been King Arthur's Camelot.
South Petherton
| Sudperet / Sutpedret / perret / petret / Sudperetone / Sutperettona: King's land, formerly King Edmund; Alfgeat the Priest from the king. Mill. |
Attractive; King Ina's Palace, a 14th century house, restored in the 19th century.
Sparkford
| Spercheford / Sparkeforde: Fulcwin from Walter de Douai. Mill. |
Sparkford Hill.
Spaxton
| Spachestone / Espachestona: Alfred d'Epaignes. |
Cloth fulling centre; Church with a 15th century bench-end carving of a fuller.
Standerwick
| Stalrewich / Estalrewicca: Robert from Roger de Courseulles. |
Farm; manor house.
Stanton Drew
| Stantone / Estantona: King's land and Roger from the king. Mill. |
On the River Chew; 3 prehistoric stone circles nearby.
Stanton Prior
| Stantone / tona: Bath Church. |
Staple FitzPaine
| Staple / Estapla: Count of Mortain. Mill. 100 goats. |
17th century cottages round the church. Hestercombe House, headquarters of the Somerset Fire Brigade, garden designed by Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll.
Staunton
| Stantune / Estantone / tuna: William de Mohun. |
Staunton Plantation.
Stawell
| Stawelle / Estawella: Godescal from Glastonbury Church. 200 sheep. |
Stawley
| Stawei / weia: Robert and Herbert from Alfred d'Epaignes. |
Farm.
Steart
| Esturt: 2 porters from Montacute from Count of Mortain. |
Farm.
Stockland
| Stocheland(e): Ansketel from Roger de Courseulles; William de Mohun; Ralph de Reuilly from Ralph Pagnell. Mill. |
Close to Bristol; manor house; manor farm.
Stocklinch
| Stoche: Roger from William de Mohun; formerly Queen Edith; Alfward and his brothers, the pre-Conquest tenants, from the king. |
One of only 14 villages in Britain to be 'doubly thankful'; that is, to have seen the safe return of all its inhabitants who fought in both world wars.
Stogumber
| Warverdinestoch / stoc: Richard de Les Andelys. Church. |
Large.
Stogursey
| Stoche / Estocha: William de Falaise. Mill. 250 sheep. |
Ruins of a castle, probably 12th century, belonging to the de Curci family.
Stoke Pero
| Stoche / Esthoca: Roger de Courseulles. |
Remote.
Stoke St. Mary
| Stocha / Stoche / Estoca / Stoca: Bishop of Winchester. |
Stoke House.
Stoke sub Hamdon
| Stoca / Stoche / Stochet / Estocha / Estochet: William de Mohun; Mauger from Count of Mortain. Mill. |
Now 2 villages, East and West Stoke; below Ham Hill, with one of Britain's largest hill-forts, traces of a Roman villa, and stone quarries.
Stoke Trister
| Stoche / Stoca: Bretel from Count of Mortain. Mill. 70 goats, 8 unbroken mares. |
Stone (in Exford)
| Estone / Estana: Roger de Courseulles. |
Near Exford.
Stone (in Mudford)
| Stane / Stana: Reginald from Serlo de Burcy. |
Farm.
Ston Easton
| Estone / tona: Azelin from Bishop of Coutances; Gilbert FitzThorold; Manasseh Cook's wife. Mill. |
Georgian Ston Easton Park.
Stoney Stoke
| Stoche / Stocca / Estoca: Drogo from Count of Mortain. |
Stony Littleton
| Liteltone / tona: Osmund from Bishop of Coutances. Mill. 200 sheep. |
On Wellow Brook.
Stowell
| Stanwelle / Estanwella: Azelin from Bishop of Coutances. |
Stowey (in Oare)
Lost.
Stratton on the Fosse
| Stratone / Stretone / Stratona / Stretona: William de Monceaux from Bishop of Coutances. Mill. 27 unbroken mares. |
On the Roman Fosse Way; Downside public school.
Street (in Winsham)
| Strate / Estrat / Estrart: Roger from William de Mohun. 4 oxen. |
Stretcholt
| Stragelle / Estragella: Rainward from Walter de Douai. 43 pigs. |
Near the mouth of the River Parrett.
Stringston
| Strenegestone / Strengestune / Strengestona / tuna: William from Roger de Courseulles; Ranulf from Alfred d'Epaignes. 200 sheep. |
Sutton Bingham
| Sutone / tona: Roger Bushell from from Roger Arundel. Mill. |
Fine Norman church with wall-paintings, c.1300; Sutton Bingham Reservoir nearby.
Sutton Mallet
| Sutone / tona: Roger de Courseulles from Glastonbury Church. |
Sutton Montis
| Sutone / tuna: Drogo from Count of Mortain. Mill. |
Sutton Farm below Cadbury Hill.
Swainswick
| Wiche / Wica: Nigel de Gournai from Bishop of Coutances; Alfred, the pre-Conquest holder from the king. Mill. |
Lower Swainswick, part of Bath; Upper Swainswick village.
Swang
| Suindune / duna: Ranulf from Roger de Courseulles. Mill. |
Farm.
Swell
| Sewelle / wella: Bretel from Count of Mortain. |
Sydenham
| Sideham: William from Roger Arundel. |
Tudor manor in Bridgwater.
Syndercombe
| Sindercome: Hugh from Thurstan FitzRolf. |
Lost. Flooded by Clatworthy Reservoir.
