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The origin of the name Wraxall, which is shared with other villages in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, is thought to be "a nook of land frequented by buzzards".
Earthworks of an oval defended settlement, surrounded by a bank and ditch, indicated the site of an Iron Age defended settlement 400 metres (1,300 ft) south of Manor Farm.
A holly hedge nearly 3½ miles in length borders the Wraxall Estate, and in the churchyard is a fine 15th century cross, Wraxall Court and Birdcombe Court are fine old buildings.
The Church of All Saints built in the 12th century, with tower, clock and bells being added in later centuries. It is Grade I listed building. All that remains of the original Norman building is the south doorway
There are painted stone figures of Sir Edmond Gorges and his wife in the chancel. The large churchyard contains several monuments to the Tynte family which gave its name to the nearby Tyntesfield Estate. The church tower has a peal of eight bells in the key of E flat. The oldest bell was cast in Chew Stoke in the early 18th century and the heaviest bell (tenor) is just over 1.1 tonnes. The nearby rectory was built in the 17th
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