Steart
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 Steart
Steart shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | ST270458 |
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| Civil parish | Otterhampton |
| District | Sedgemoor |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGWATER |
| Postcode district | TA5 |
| Dialling code | 01278 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater and West Somerset |
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Steart (pronounced Ste-art), historically also called Stert, is a small village in Somerset, England. It lies in an isolated position on the Steart Peninsula on the Bristol Channel coast, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Bridgwater.
The toponym is derived from the Old English steort, meaning "tail, projecting piece of land".[1] Steart was historically in the ancient parish of Stockland Bristol, except for the foreshore on the Bristol Channel coast, which was in the parish of Stogursey. In 1885 it was transferred to the civil parish of Otterhampton.[2]
A medieval chapel at Steart was disused by 1611. The church of St Andrew was built in 1882.[3] The Bethel Congregational church was open between 1847 and 1938.
The West Somerset Coast Path and River Parrett Trail both start at Steart.
References
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- ↑ Vision of Britain website
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