Adjoining the church is Cothelstone Manor, the home of the Stawells, a Jacobean house, partially destroyed by Blake in the Civil War.  It is built round three sides of a quadrangle, the fourth being occupied by a curious gatehouse or porter’s lodge.  Note the banded mullions of the windows.  On the arch by the road Judge Jeffreys hung two adherents of Monmouth’s by way of retort to Lord Stawell for remonstrating with him for his cruelty.  On the S. extremity of the Quantocks is Cothelstone Beacon. a round tower, which is a conspicuous object from the valley.  The site affords a fine prospect over Taunton Dean and the adjoining levels.

Coxley, a village 2 m.  S. from Wells, served by Polsham Station, on the S. & D. branch to Glastonbury.  The church is modern (1839).

Cranmore, East, 1 m.  E. from Cranmore Station (G.W.R.), has a small modern church in close proximity to Cranmore House (Sir R. Paget).  On the summit of the neighbouring hill is a tower, one of the most conspicuous objects on the E. Mendip range.  It is a square structure, with projecting balconies, built in 1862.  Though of no artistic merit, it is worth a visit on account of the extensive panorama which it commands.

Cranmore, West, a village with station on the G.W. branch line to Wells.  The church has a good Perp.  W. tower of the Shepton type, with triple belfry windows.  Within is an ancient bier and some monuments to the Strode family.

Creech St Michael is a village lying 3 m.  E. of Taunton, on the edge of the alluvial plain, and perhaps owes its name to an inlet of the sea which once covered the latter.  The embankment which is cut by the road from Taunton once carried the Chard Canal.  The church, which is said to date from the 12th cent., looks as if it had once been cruciform, with a central tower.  The latter is supported on piers, three of which are E.E., and the fourth Perp.  The present nave is Perp., but there is an E.E.S. door, concealed by a porch.  The chancel arch is exceptionally wide, and there is an unusual number of niches.  Note (1) the carved reading-desk (1634), (2) the bench-ends in the choir, (3) the oak cornice, (4) the tomb of Robert Cuffe (d. 1597), (5) carving on face of the tower.

CREWKERNE, a market town of 4226 inhabitants, at the S. extremity of the county, on the borders of Dorset.  The station, on the L. & S.W. line, is a mile away.  Crewkerne is a clean and compact little place, with some reputation for the manufacture of sailcloth, twine, and shirts.  The streets conveniently converge upon a central market-place.  It has, however, few features of interest, with the exception of its church, which stands on rising ground above the market-place.  This is a fine cruciform structure, with a central tower and a quite remarkable W. front.  The doorway is enriched on either side by carved niches, and flanked by a pair of octagonal turrets.  The W. window