Pylle, Somerset

Description
Pylle, a village and a parish in Somerset. The village has a station on the Somerset and Dorset railway, 124 miles from London and 3 1/2 S by W of Shepton Mallet, and a post and money order office under Shepton Mallet; telegraph office, Pylle railway station. It consists of cottages near the railway station called " Street on the Fosse," and Pylle Itself with church, manor, and a few houses, which are 1 mile from the station. Acreage of parish, 1117 ; population, 243. The manor belongs to Lord Portman. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells; net value, £110 with residence. Patron, Lord Portman. The church consists of nave, transept, and chancel, with porch and tower; it was rebuilt in 1868 by Lord Portman. There is a Wesleyan chapel.