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High in the
Mendip Hills, this delightful town was an
historic centre of the wool trade. Its ancient
market area has a 50ft cross dating to 1500.
The town witnessed the first skirmish of the
English Civil War when royalists cut down a
band of local parliamentarians. More blood was
spilled here in 1685 when a dozen of the Duke
of Monmouth’s rebels died on notorious Judge
Jeffrey’s gibbets. |
Market Cross at Shepton Mallet - Photo:
Nigel Freeman |
