Yenston

Template:Local Yenston is a small hamlet in Somerset within the Parish of Henstridge. Located on the A357, the hamlet is located between Templecombe and Henstridge.

Over the years the hamlet has seen a number of changes. Back in the 1950s, the village had 3 pubs, a Methodist Church and a Village Shop Since then the pubs and shop have changed into dwellings, the village life is based around homelife.

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Yenston, former Methodist chapel - geograph.org.uk - 1318502

Yenston's major feature is the Gartell Light Railway, which allows you to travel behind Steam & Diesel hauled trains on the old Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway through the heart of Blackmore Vale. The Gartell Railway is open on a limited calendar.

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Gartell Light Railway-by-TIM-CHAPMAN

Other features of the village consist of the Yenston Stone (created in 2000) and the red telephone box within the centre of the village.

File:Yenston, postbox and^8470, BA8 114 and phone, High Street - geograph.org.uk - 1318505.jpg

Yenston red telephone box

File:Yenston, the old village store - geograph.org.uk - 1318511.jpg

Yenston, the old village store - geograph.org.uk - 1318511

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