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Vobster

Vobster is a small village in Somerset, England, approximately 5 miles from the market town of Frome and 4 miles from Radstock.

The village has historically been connected with the coal mine of the same name on the Somerset coalfield and quarry both of which are now disused.

The old quarry is now used as a diving centre.

Church

Church of St Edmund dates from 1846 by Benjamin Ferrey. It is a grade II listed building.

Bridge

Vobster Inn Bridge which carries the lane over Mells Stream is dated 1764, and is grade II listed.

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Vobster
Jan 01, 2003; Vobster Somerset. Fobbestor 1234. ‘Rocky hill of a man called *Fobb’. OE pers. name + torr .
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We all went in a yellow submarine
Aug 11, 2007; As birthday surprises go, it was quite something. All Louise Butler knew as her husband Anthony drove her towards Frome was that...
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Soho
Jan 01, 2003; Soho Gtr. London. So Ho 1632. A hunting cry, from the early association of this area with hunting. Another example of this name,...
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Diving death.(News)
Oct 07, 2005; A former head teacher died after wrongly believing he had run out of oxygen while diving in a flooded quarry, an inquest heard....
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Dive raises marine funds
Jun 08, 2009; More than 50 diving enthusiasts from Somerset and Wiltshire descended on Vobster Quay, in Mells, to raise funds for the Marine...
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