Bishop’s Sutton, a village 2-3/4 m.  W. of Clutton, with a modern church.

Blackford (near Wedmore), a village 6 m.  S.W. from Cheddar (G.W.R.).  The church is an eccentric octagonal structure built in 1823.

Blackford (near Wincanton) is a small village, lying rather low, 3 m.  E. of Sparkford.  The church, which formerly belonged to Glastonbury Abbey, is small and plain, but possesses a Norm.  S. doorway and a Norm. font.  There are also the remains of a stoup in the S. porch and of a piscina in the S. wall.

Blagdon, a village on the N. slope of the Mendips, 12 m.  S.W. from Bristol.  A light railway from Yatton has its terminus here.  The beauty of the neighbourhood, naturally considerable, has been enhanced by the formation of a large artificial lake, 2-1/2 m. long, intended as a reservoir for Bristol.  A charming view across the valley is obtainable from the hillside above the church.  The church is remarkable only for its elegant Perp. tower.  The rest of the building is an ugly Victorian substitute for the original fabric.

Bleadon, a village 1 m.  E. of Bleadon and Uphill Station, lies at the foot of Bleadon Hill.  The church has a tall tower with triple windows in the belfry; but it is inferior to others of the same class, since too much space is left between the base of the windows and the string course (cp.  Long Sutton).  The chancel (the oldest part) is Dec. and possesses a low side-window (cp.  Othery, East Stoke, Ile Abbots).  The position of this and of the recess in the S. wall points to the chancel having once been longer, a conclusion confirmed by traces of foundations said to exist in the churchyard E. of the present east end.  Note in the S. porch a bas-relief of the Virgin and Child; and in the interior of the church, (1) stone pulpit; (2) Norm. font; (3) two effigies (attributed to the 14th cent.), one near the pulpit, the other in the sanctuary (the slab upon which the latter is lying is supposed by some to be an Easter sepulchre, though its position on the S. is unusual); (4) piscina on the N. of chancel—­perhaps displaced.  In the churchyard is a mutilated cross.  On the hill above there are traces of earthworks.

Blue Anchor, a hamlet 3 m.  E. of Dunster, with station.  There is a pleasant little bay here which possesses possibilities as a future watering-place, but at present the accommodation for visitors is extremely limited.  The cliffs that border the foreshore are strikingly coloured and are veined with alabaster.  The view towards Minehead is charming.  It is said that the sea at very low water uncovers the remains of a submerged forest.

Bossington, a hamlet 1 m. from Porlock, lying under Bossington Beacon, which is the W. end of the North Hill (see Minehead).  It is a picturesque place, noteworthy for its huge walnut trees.  It is separated from the sea by a stretch of shingle.  There is a little chapel of some antiquity, which has a good E. window (restored).  The summit of the Beacon may be reached either from the hamlet itself or from Allerford (whence numerous zigzag paths lead through the woods).