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www.merriottfamiliesgenealogy.net 

This most exceptional website was created and is managed by Sue Osborne in far away Australia. Sue has been most  instrumental in creating a world-wide interest in the village and its history. The website is packed full of  information, especially for genealogy researchers.

www.merriottvillage.org.uk/

An attractive site providing general information about he village.

www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/somerset/merriott

This site provides an overview of the many listed buildings in the village.

http://www.timeteamdigital.com/digs/badger-hill
/116-historical-overview.html

Time Team dig at Castle Hill, May 2011
(they call it Badger Hill).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Mk9Lyac
WM&feature=BFa&list=PLBD040E8438E03C02&index=4

YouTube videos of the above dig.

www.martockhistory.co.uk 

Martock History Society website. Well worth a visit, very interesting, very professional presentation.

www.southpethertonwalkinggroup.org 

Another excellent local site, with lots of local information and links.

http://www.preciousseed.org/article_detail.cfm?
articleID=386&keyword=merriott


http://www.preciousseed.org/article_detail.cfm?
articleID=1598&keyword=merriott

Visit this site to read a history of Merriott Gospel Hall written by the late Eric Arnold, possibly in the late 1900s. (Update: this article is now included in the MLHG archive, with permission.)

Visit this site to read about the Gospel Hall in Hinton St George.

http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=
021M-C0908X0066XX-0300V1.xml

Listen to a British Library recording of Arthur Pattemore, possibly the last Merriott villager to speak in the local dialect. 

http://www.tintinhull-localhistory.org.uk

The Tintinhull Local History Group website. Essentially a repository for important information relating to the local history of the village.

http://www.localhistory.co.uk/ambra/index.htm

Specialising in buying and selling antiquarian and secondhand books, relating to west country counties including Somerset. The catalogues contain a wide range of subjects relating to each county, and include works on history, (local, industrial, mining and social) topography, genealogy, archaeology, geology, agriculture and natural history.

http://www.lopenmosaic.co.uk/

The Lopen Roman Mosaic website, well worth a visit from time to time to keep up to date with the latest developments.

www.seavingtonwebmuseum.org.uk

Another excellent local website with  links to the past, present and future of the parishes of Seavington St. Michael and Seavington St. Mary.

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html

This is one of many websites displaying and selling copies of old maps. To see maps of the village, enter Merriott in the search box, and click Search.

www.merriottaye.co.uk

This site offers specific commercial services that are not history related but it also includes information about present-day village activities.

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