Steart (pronounced Ste-art), historically also called Stert, is a small village in Somerset, England. It lies in an isolated position on the Steart Peninsula on the Bristol Channel coast, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Bridgwater.
A medieval chapel at Steart was disused by 1611. The church of St Andrew was built in 1882.[3] The Bethel Congregational church was open between 1847 and 1938.
During World War 2, two small radio direction-finding stations were located in Steart. They were part of a secret MI6 organisation called The Radio Security Service listening to and locating the communications of German spies and their handlers. These stations intercepted the messages of the Abwehr, the German Secret Intelligence Service, and provided a large volume of high level intelligence throughout the war. In December 1945, in the nearby village of Combwich The Freedom of Steart was conferred upon Captain Louis Varney, the officer in command of the DF Stations.[4]
^A P Baggs; M C Siraut (1992). "Stockland Bristol: Churches". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6. Victoria County History. pp. 129–131. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
^"Radio amateur G5RV honoured by villagers". Southgate Amateur Radio News. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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May 04, 2024
steart, pronounced, historically, also, called, stert, small, village, somerset, england, lies, isolated, position, peninsula, bristol, channel, coast, about, miles, north, bridgwater, andrews, church, location, within, somersetos, grid, referencest270458civil. Steart pronounced Ste art historically also called Stert is a small village in Somerset England It lies in an isolated position on the Steart Peninsula on the Bristol Channel coast about 6 miles 10 km north of Bridgwater SteartSt Andrews Church SteartSteartLocation within SomersetOS grid referenceST270458Civil parishOtterhamptonDistrictSedgemoorShire countySomersetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBRIDGWATERPostcode districtTA5Dialling code01278PoliceAvon and SomersetFireDevon and SomersetAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentBridgwater and West SomersetList of places UK England Somerset 51 12 29 N 3 02 31 W 51 208 N 3 042 W 51 208 3 042 The toponym is derived from the Old English steort meaning tail projecting piece of land 1 Steart was historically in the ancient parish of Stockland Bristol except for the foreshore on the Bristol Channel coast which was in the parish of Stogursey In 1885 it was transferred to the civil parish of Otterhampton 2 A medieval chapel at Steart was disused by 1611 The church of St Andrew was built in 1882 3 The Bethel Congregational church was open between 1847 and 1938 During World War 2 two small radio direction finding stations were located in Steart They were part of a secret MI6 organisation called The Radio Security Service listening to and locating the communications of German spies and their handlers These stations intercepted the messages of the Abwehr the German Secret Intelligence Service and provided a large volume of high level intelligence throughout the war In December 1945 in the nearby village of Combwich The Freedom of Steart was conferred upon Captain Louis Varney the officer in command of the DF Stations 4 The West Somerset Coast Path and River Parrett Trail both start at Steart References edit Watts Victor ed 2010 Steart The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place Names Cambridge University Press Vision of Britain website A P Baggs M C Siraut 1992 Stockland Bristol Churches A History of the County of Somerset Volume 6 Victoria County History pp 129 131 Retrieved 24 January 2015 Radio amateur G5RV honoured by villagers Southgate Amateur Radio News Retrieved 24 August 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Steart at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steart amp oldid 1153693456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
