Somerton is located 2.5 miles northeast of Long Sutton with a roofed Market Cross in the market square. The square in Somerton has a number of notable buildings such as the Town Hall, the Lady Smith Memorial Hall and the 17th century Market House.
A National Trust property featuring a chapel from the 14th C and a Tudor Great Hall. The late medieval manor house was once the home of the medieval herbalist Henry Lyte.
The garden has been updated to include a mixed shrub, rose and perennial border designed in 1965, and hidden paths through a Yew topiary lead to stunning views of a pool, statue and occassional glimpses of the house. At the foot of the garden there is an orchard of fruit trees.
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