Thorne St Margaret


Thorne St Margaret is a village in the civil parish of Wellington Without in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated 3 miles west of Wellington, between the river Tone and the Bristol and Exeter railway. The village of Holywell Lake is nearby, which is one of the Thankful Villages which lost no men in World War I.
The parish of Thorne St Margaret was part of the Milverton Hundred.
The Church of St Margaret serves a parish population of about 50. The church has a 15th-century tower with three bells. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1865, with a west window, with stained glass, added in 1907. The church is built of hard red sandstone and has a baptismal font dating to Saxon times.
It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

Civil parish

In 1961 the parish had a population of 82. On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished.