A stroll around the Church of St. Peter in the Somerset village of West Lydford.

The village of West Lydford in Somerset is just a short step west of the A37 main road between Yeovil and Shepton Mallet. I parked in the village’s parish hall car park for a short break while on my way to explore the nearby village of Baltonsborough.  In the centre of the car park is a charming and obviously lovingly maintained war memorial.  Sadly, even though the adjacent church appears to be extremely well cared for, the memorial has been the target of vandals, but the damage is now made good and is barely noticeable.

The war memorial in the Somerset village of West Lydford. The Church of St. Peter is in the background.

The war memorial in the Somerset Village of West Lydford,

West Lydford’s Church of St. Peter is picturesquely situated by the bank of the River Brue.  I had a quick stroll around the churchyard and its tranquil surroundings and took some photos of the church from the seventeenth century bridge which crosses the Brue close by.  The bridge has 5 arches and a parapet pierced by 5 smaller arches, in case of flood.  St. Peter’s is of the Somerset Perpendicular type and its 8 pinnacles are notable.

The seventeenth century bridge over the River Brue in the Somerset village of West Lydford.

The Church of St. Peter in the Somerset village of West Lydford.

It was a bright day with persistent patchy cloud, but unfortunately the sun disappeared while I was taking some of the photographs.  I will have to return on a day with a clearer sky!