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Standing on the edge of Horsington village in four acres of beautiful gardens Horsington Grange, previously the village rectory, is a large, luxurious country house sleeping twenty people with a wide range of entertainment on site including swimming pool, hot tub, snooker and cinema room, and a spacious Orangery, ideal for special parties.

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Horsington Village

Horsington is a parish of about 3,500 acres and is situated on a stream flowing down from Charlton Hill. At the centre of the village is the Norman church and "The Half Moon", a traditional English village pub which offers a range of real ales and good food in a homely setting. The pub also has ten rooms providing bed and breakfast.

The name Horsington is probably derived from the tun (a settlement enclosed in a rampart or stockade) of the horsekeepers or grooms. In the Domesday Book it was known as Horstentone and in the Pipe roll of 1179 as Horsinton.

Long before this the Romans settled in Horsington choosing it because the area is so fertile. Nothing now remains to prove Horsington was actually a centre of population, but two Roman coins found at South Cheriton indicate that it may have been.

The first written description of the village is in the Domesday book, where it’s described as: "the arable is 10 carucates. The demese is 1 carucate and 4 servants, 12 villeins, 10 bordars, 12 cottagers with 7 ploughs and a half. There is a mill of 42d rent and 100 acres of meadow. Pasture 6 furlongs broad. When he received it (William Fitz- Odo, after the Conquest) it was worth £815s, now as much."

  • The Grange

    The Grange is a majestic and luxurious former Georgian rectory sleeping 20 people, the perfect place to stay with your friends and family for that special celebration, or just for a relaxed break. With our beautiful Orangery seating up to 50 people we are the ideal place for intimate wedding receptions. Your stay can be anything from totally self catered to fully catered with a range of options in between. Set in seventeen acres of private parkland in the attractive Somerset village of Horsington the house has a stone-flagged main hall, four elegant reception rooms, a farmhouse kitchen with a four-oven Aga, catering kitchen and 8 bedrooms accommodating up to 16 people. The Dovecote sleeps a further 4. Sofa beds are available at an additional cost.

    • Sleeps 20
    • Hot Tub
    • Swimming Pool
    • Cinema Room
    • Games Room
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