Lullington, an obscurely situated village, 3 m.  N. from Frome.  It should certainly be visited by anyone in the neighbourhood, as the church is of exceptional antiquarian interest and contains one of the finest Norm, doorways in the county.  It is a small building having a low central tower without transepts.  A small S. chantry projects from the nave.  Features to be noted are:  (1) the Norm, doorway mentioned above, a little to the right of main entrance.  The capitals are richly carved, and support an arch ornamented with deeply cut chevron and grotesque bird’s beak mouldings.  The tympanum bears in relief the curious device of some winged creatures devouring a tree.  Above is a roundheaded niche containing the figure of our Lord, with hand uplifted in blessing. (2) Tub-shaped Norm. font, bearing inscription, Hoc fontis sacro pereunt delicta lavacro, and another legend undecipherable. (3) Clusters of Norm. columns beneath tower supporting an arch, evidently rebuilt out of original materials (observe S. pier of chancel arch standing idle). (4) E.E. arch opening into chantry chapel, and large piscina within. (5) Body stone built into W. wall of vestry.  The whole of the Norm. work is unusually rich for a small country church, but it may possibly be accounted for by the fact that Lullington at the Conquest, amongst other good things, fell to the share of Geoffrey of Coutances, who perhaps brought here his staff of continental workmen, as the figures on the capitals of the doorway are known to occur also at Coutances and Caen.  The body stone in the vestry, which may at one time have marked the Bishop’s own grave outside, is also said to bear traces of continental craftsmanship.  The “mediaeval” gateway at the entrance of the neighbouring park is a sham.

Luxborough, a village 6 m.  S. of Dunster, lying amongst the Brendon hills.  The gradients are discouraging to any but determined tourists.  The church, though ancient, has been too frequently restored to retain much antiquarian interest.

Lydeard St Lawrence, a village 1-1/2 m.  S W. of Crowcombe Station.  It climbs the hill-side that confronts the Quantocks, and has a church near the summit, whence a fine view is obtainable.  The church tower is commanding; in spite of its height, it has only diagonal buttresses.  The oldest part of the present building is the chancel of the 14th cent. (which has a good Dec. piscina and triple sedilia), though a round-headed window (blocked), a survival of an earlier structure, is inserted in the N. wall.  The capitals of the arcade have very unusual carving (including interlaced work, and the representation of a fox seizing a goose).  The screen (restored) has traces of painting; the pulpit is Jacobean; and the font seems to be double, an inverted Norman basin being surmounted by another of still older appearance.  There is a piscina in the S. wall, and over the S. porch a sun-dial of 1653.  Southey’s father was a farmer here.