Babcary
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Babcary is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about east of Somerton and southwest of Castle Cary. The village has a population of 248. It lies close to the River Cary and the A37. The parish includes the hamlet of Foddington.
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Place details
- Locality
- Babcary
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Babcary Church.jpg
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Stone building with prominent square tower. In the foreground are gravestones.
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- Church of the Holy Cross
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Babcary
- UK place.population
- 248
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Somerset Council
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- UK place.post_town
- Somerton
- UK place.postcode_district
- TA11
- UK place.postcode_area
- TA
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST5628
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Somerset
- Population
- 248
- Image
- Babcary Church.jpg
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Babcary is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about east of Somerton and southwest of Castle Cary. The village has a population of 248. It lies close to the River Cary and the A37. The parish includes the hamlet of Foddington.
==History== The village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Babba Cari. The parish was part of the hundred of Catsash.
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