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Goathurst is a small village in the English county of Somerset, around 3miles from the town of Bridgwater.

It was the location of a small Prisioner of War camp during World War II, housing mainly Italian as well as German prisoners.

Halswell Park

Halswell Park was developed between 1745 and 1785 as a setting for Halswell House. The 17 acre pleasure garden was created by Sir Charles Kemeys Tynte, the transformation of the landscape on a grand scale to rank in scope and importance with some of the finest landscape gardens in Europe.

The grounds contain many fanciful buildings, fish ponds, cascades and bridges, including the Temple of Harmony which stands in Mill Wood. Completed in 1767, it is Grade II listed and has been fully restored. It is open to the public on Sundays from May until September [1]

The Halswell Park Trust was established with the aim of acquiring these buildings and surrounding land, restoring them and opening them to the public. In 1998, the Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust restored Robin Hoods Hut (Grade II), which commands views over Somerset, the Bristol Channel and South Wales. The Hut is now owned by the Landmark Trust, who let the building on short holiday lets.

External links

Entry at Quantock online
British History online comprehensive background on Goathurst and Haswell House
Vision of Britian entry lots of statistics
Entry at GeniUK
John Salvatore Zuncheddu story of the PoW camp
Map of Goathurst from Sedgemoor online

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 It was the location of a small Prisioner of War camp during [[World War II]], housing mainly Italian as well as German prisoners.
+==Halswell Park==
-Completed in 1767, the Temple of Harmony stands in Mill Wood, a 17 acre pleasure garden created by Sir Charles Kemeys Tynte. It is listed Grade II * and has been fully restored. It is open to the public on Sundays from May until September [http://www.somersite.co.uk/temple.htm]
+Halswell Park was developed between [[1745]] and [[1785]] as a setting for Halswell House. The 17 acre pleasure garden was created by Sir Charles Kemeys Tynte, the transformation of the landscape on a grand scale to rank in scope and importance with some of the finest landscape gardens in Europe.
+The grounds contain many fanciful buildings, fish ponds, cascades and bridges, including the '''Temple of Harmony''' which stands in Mill Wood. Completed in [[1767]], it is Grade II listed and has been fully restored. It is open to the public on Sundays from May until September [http://www.somersite.co.uk/temple.htm]
+The Halswell Park Trust was established with the aim of acquiring these buildings and surrounding land, restoring them and opening them to the public. In [[1998]], the Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust restored '''Robin Hoods Hut''' (Grade II), which commands views over Somerset, the [[Bristol Channel]] and [[South Wales]]. The Hut is now owned by the Landmark Trust, who let the building on short holiday lets.
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