Hutton, Somerset

Hutton, Somerset

infobox UK place

country = England
latitude=51.32193
longitude=-2.92699
official_name= Hutton
civil_parish=
population =
unitary_england= North Somerset
lieutenancy_england=Somerset
region= South West England

constituency_westminster= Weston-super-Mare
post_town=
postcode_district=
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST355585

Hutton is a village and civil parish located on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, close to Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England.

Hutton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Hotune", meaning 'The enclosure on the projection of land' from the Old English "hoh" and "tun". [cite book |last=Robinson |first=Stephen |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Somerset Place Names |year=1992 |publisher=The Dovecote Press Ltd |location=Wimbourne |isbn=1874336032]

The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin dates from the 15th century and is a grade II* listed building. [cite web | title=Church of Saint Mary the Virgin | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=33616 | accessdate=2006-11-27]

It is twinned with the Kenyan village of Dabaso

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