Brent Knoll, 1903
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Photo of Brent Knoll, 1903

More about this scene

The Knoll, rising 550 feet from the Somerset flatlands between the Rivers Axe and Brue, is topped by one of Somerset's finest Iron Age hill forts. The sides of the Knoll are fringed with medieval strip linchets, or terraces, formed for ploughing very steep slopes. Brent Knoll village straggles along the western side of the Knoll, with St Michael's Church, a dedication often associated with hill-tops and hills, to the centre and the Manor House of the 1860s to the right.

A Selection of Memories from Brent Knoll

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Brent Knoll

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I have such happy memories of Brent Knoll Farm which we "accidentally" stayed at.  We live in Lancashire and, think it was c1989. We had been to Weston super Mare for our holidays, staying in a lovely flat. The flat was very small but had a wonderful sea view. With 5 young kids, we hadn't found it easy finding somewhere to stay.  It was a lovely area to be in, just slightly out of the centre ...see more