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Corton Gorse

Wood, Forest in Somerset South Somerset

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Corton Gorse

The Old Post House House in Corton Denham, shown unnamed on the 1887 and 1903 25 inch maps but marked as a post office on the 1962 1:10,000 map. According to the British History Online website, the post office remained open until 1994.
The Old Post House Credit: Ian Capper

Corton Gorse is a picturesque wood located in the county of Somerset, England. Covering an area of approximately 100 acres, it is a stunning example of a traditional British forest. The wood is predominantly composed of a diverse range of trees, including oak, beech, and birch, which create a dense canopy that provides shade and shelter for a variety of wildlife.

The forest floor of Corton Gorse is covered in a thick layer of leaf litter and moss, providing a rich habitat for numerous species of plants and animals. Wildflowers such as bluebells and primroses bloom in abundance during the spring months, adding a burst of color to the woodland landscape. The wood is also home to a variety of bird species, including woodpeckers, thrushes, and owls, which can be heard singing and calling throughout the day.

Corton Gorse is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and walkers who enjoy exploring its winding paths and discovering hidden corners. The wood is crisscrossed with well-maintained trails, allowing visitors to easily navigate through the forest and discover its hidden gems. There are also several designated picnic areas where visitors can relax and enjoy the tranquil surroundings.

Managed by a local conservation organization, Corton Gorse is protected and preserved to maintain its natural beauty and ecological significance. The wood offers a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, providing an opportunity to reconnect with nature and enjoy the serenity of the Somerset countryside.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.009423/-2.5347907 or Grid Reference ST6223. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

The Old Post House House in Corton Denham, shown unnamed on the 1887 and 1903 25 inch maps but marked as a post office on the 1962 1:10,000 map. According to the British History Online website, the post office remained open until 1994.
The Old Post House
House in Corton Denham, shown unnamed on the 1887 and 1903 25 inch maps but marked as a post office on the 1962 1:10,000 map. According to the British History Online website, the post office remained open until 1994.
The Clock House Converted outbuilding of Corton Denham House, previously the Rectory.
The Clock House
Converted outbuilding of Corton Denham House, previously the Rectory.
Corton Denham village hall Former village school built in 1845. The school closed in 1962 and the building leased to the village until purchased outright in 1979. The extension on the left was added in 2005. Grade II listed - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1056335?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1056335?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>. In the background is the tower of St Andrew's Church.
Corton Denham village hall
Former village school built in 1845. The school closed in 1962 and the building leased to the village until purchased outright in 1979. The extension on the left was added in 2005. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link. In the background is the tower of St Andrew's Church.
Corton Denham village hall Former village school built in 1845. The school closed in 1962 and the building leased to the village until purchased outright in 1979. An extension was added in 2005. Grade II listed - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1056335?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1056335?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>. In the background is Church Farm.
Corton Denham village hall
Former village school built in 1845. The school closed in 1962 and the building leased to the village until purchased outright in 1979. An extension was added in 2005. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link. In the background is Church Farm.
St Andrew's Church, Corton Denham Church built 1869-70, replacing an earlier 12th Century building. The architect was Charles Barker-Green, and the rebuild was funded by Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman, whose family owned most of the village at the time. Grade II listed - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366360?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366360?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.
St Andrew's Church, Corton Denham
Church built 1869-70, replacing an earlier 12th Century building. The architect was Charles Barker-Green, and the rebuild was funded by Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman, whose family owned most of the village at the time. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link.
St Andrew's Church, Corton Denham Church built 1869-70, replacing an earlier 12th Century building. The architect was Charles Barker-Green, and the rebuild was funded by Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman, whose family owned most of the village at the time. Grade II listed - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366360?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366360?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.
St Andrew's Church, Corton Denham
Church built 1869-70, replacing an earlier 12th Century building. The architect was Charles Barker-Green, and the rebuild was funded by Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman, whose family owned most of the village at the time. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link.
St Andrew's Church, Corton Denham Church built 1869-70, replacing an earlier 12th Century building. The architect was Charles Barker-Green, and the rebuild was funded by Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman, whose family owned most of the village at the time. Grade II listed - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366360?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366360?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.
St Andrew's Church, Corton Denham
Church built 1869-70, replacing an earlier 12th Century building. The architect was Charles Barker-Green, and the rebuild was funded by Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman, whose family owned most of the village at the time. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link.
St Andrew's Church, Corton Denham Church built 1869-70, replacing an earlier 12th Century building. The architect was Charles Barker-Green, and the rebuild was funded by Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman, whose family owned most of the village at the time. Grade II listed - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366360?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366360?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.
St Andrew's Church, Corton Denham
Church built 1869-70, replacing an earlier 12th Century building. The architect was Charles Barker-Green, and the rebuild was funded by Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman, whose family owned most of the village at the time. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link.
The pitchen path Cobbled path leading up to St Andrew's Church known as the pitchen path, the name "pitchen" meaning "a pavement in which cobbles are set up" according to the Corton Denham village website.
The pitchen path
Cobbled path leading up to St Andrew's Church known as the pitchen path, the name "pitchen" meaning "a pavement in which cobbles are set up" according to the Corton Denham village website.
Corton Denham War Memorial War memorial near St Andrew's Church. Grade II listed - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433291?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433291?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.
Corton Denham War Memorial
War memorial near St Andrew's Church. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link.
Church Farm Farm near St Andrew's Church.
Church Farm
Farm near St Andrew's Church.
Spring and drinking trough Spring and drinking trough situated near the foot of the pitchen path leading up to St Andrew's Church. Thought to date from the 19th Century, it was restored in 1988 by the local Women's Institute - for a close up of the plaque above it, see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7439504">ST6322 : Plaque</a>. Grade II listed - see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1174444?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1174444?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.
Spring and drinking trough
Spring and drinking trough situated near the foot of the pitchen path leading up to St Andrew's Church. Thought to date from the 19th Century, it was restored in 1988 by the local Women's Institute - for a close up of the plaque above it, see ST6322 : Plaque. Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link.
Plaque Plaque above the spring and drinking trough situated near the foot of the pitchen path leading up to St Andrew's Church (see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7439503">ST6322 : Spring and drinking trough</a>), commemorating its restoration in 1988 by the local Women's Institute.
Plaque
Plaque above the spring and drinking trough situated near the foot of the pitchen path leading up to St Andrew's Church (see ST6322 : Spring and drinking trough), commemorating its restoration in 1988 by the local Women's Institute.
Corton Denham Road The main village street in Corton Denham.
Corton Denham Road
The main village street in Corton Denham.
Old School House and School Cottage Pair of semi-detached cottages in Corton Denham, collectively marked on the latest large scale OS map as School Cottages. Although marked as far back as the 1887 25 inch map, they are unnamed on older maps and there is no indication of their use as a school, unless this predated the building of the village school in 1845 in what is now the village hall - see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7438603">ST6322 : Corton Denham village hall</a>.
Old School House and School Cottage
Pair of semi-detached cottages in Corton Denham, collectively marked on the latest large scale OS map as School Cottages. Although marked as far back as the 1887 25 inch map, they are unnamed on older maps and there is no indication of their use as a school, unless this predated the building of the village school in 1845 in what is now the village hall - see ST6322 : Corton Denham village hall.
The Queen's Arms Pub in Corton Denham, named after Queen Sophia Dorothea, wife of King George I.
The Queen's Arms
Pub in Corton Denham, named after Queen Sophia Dorothea, wife of King George I.
The Beacon Trigpoint and stone seat on Corton Hill. In the distance is a view across the Somerset Levels.
The Beacon
Trigpoint and stone seat on Corton Hill. In the distance is a view across the Somerset Levels.
Villa Farm Villa Farm stands at an old cross roads just north of Rimpton. One of the routes is now only a bridleway leaving the junction as a T-junction marked by a sign post. There are several houses here of which this is one.
Villa Farm
Villa Farm stands at an old cross roads just north of Rimpton. One of the routes is now only a bridleway leaving the junction as a T-junction marked by a sign post. There are several houses here of which this is one.
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Corton Gorse is located at Grid Ref: ST6223 (Lat: 51.009423, Lng: -2.5347907)

Administrative County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Police Authority: Avon and Somerset

What 3 Words

///trim.abstracts.simulations. Near Milborne Port, Somerset

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Girt Corton Gorse Parrock Hill

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