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Meare Fish House

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The only survivng monastic fish building in England. The Meare Fish House is a medieval building once owned by the powerful abbots of Glastonbury. It stands on a hill above the former monastic fish ponds which helped supply the abbey at Glastonbury with a steady supply of fish, a staple of the monk's diets.

The Fish House provided facilities for salting and drying fish, as well as accommodation for the abbot's 'water bailiff'.

The house is rectangular, about 12.4 metres long by 6.6 metres wide. There are three rooms on the ground floor. The house is thought to have been constructed about 1322-35. Evidece of the abbey fishponds survives as a series of earthworks ranging from 20-30 metres long and 5 metres wide.

It is entirely possible that the fisheries at Meare were in existence before the fish house, as the Domesday Book of 1086 notes 3 fisheries and 10 fishermen in Meare.
B3151, Meare, Somerset, England

About Meare Fish House
Attraction Type: Historic Property
Location: At the eastern edge of Meare vilage, on the B3151 to Glastonbury. Limited parking along the side roads nearby. Open access to the exterior. Keyholder at Manor House Farm.
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Nearest Towns and Villages Glastonbury - 3.2 miles away Wells - 6.2 miles away Somerton - 8.6 miles away Sherborne - 19.1 miles away Bradford Abbas - 19.7 miles away Bristol - 20.8 miles away Bath - 22.6 miles away Chedington - 22.7 miles away

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Cottage 1 - 6.2 miles from Meare Fish House Cossington, Somerset Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £440

Cottage 2 - 6.2 miles from Meare Fish House Cossington, Somerset Sleeps: 6 Stay from: £537

Wrinkle Mead - 6.2 miles from Meare Fish House Wells, Somerset Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £300

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Meare Manor - 0.5 miles from Meare Fish House Glastonbury, Somerset Stay from: £100.00

Meare Manor - 0.5 miles from Meare Fish House Glastonbury, Somerset Stay from: £100.00

Double-Gate Farm - 1.4 miles from Meare Fish House Godney, Somerset Stay from: £70.00

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Meare Manor - 0.5 miles from Meare Fish House Glastonbury, Somerset From: £100.00

Double Gate - 1.2 miles from Meare Fish House Wells, Somerset

The Market House Inn - 3.2 miles from Meare Fish House Glastonbury, Somerset From: £100.00

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