Great Elm

The Town  

For a property buyer who happens to love classical music, the village of Great Elm will be of special interest as a property search destination. As our buyers agents can show you, Great Elm lies in the Somerset Mendips, in between Frome and Mells, above the Mells River. Our property search company can confirm the population of the village is around the 200 mark - check with your Recoco property finder for the most recent figures. As our boutique buying agents can tell you, the hamlet of Hapsford is included in the parish of Great Elm.

Transport 

If train links can help you make a property search decision, our boutique buying agents can confirm the nearest railway station is Frome, 3 miles away. Trowbridge and Westbury are both 10 miles away, and Bath Spa is 14 miles distant. On weekdays, a small number of buses on the Frome to Midsomer Norton route pass through Great Elm, and our real estate buyers agent can tell you Bristol Airport is 28 miles away. Ask your independent buying agents about the long-distance paths that pass through or near the village, including the Macmillan Way, the Mendip Way, and National Cycle Route 24, the Colliers Way.

History

If you’re a property buyer interested in history, our Recoco buying agent can tell you about various archaeological finds, including evidence of prehistoric and Roman settlement.

Our independent buying agents can confirm that cloth making was important for the village, until the end of the 19th century saw all the mills converted or closed down. Our property search company can confirm there was fierce competition from Yorkshire and other parts of the north. The history of the village also incorporates agriculture and ironworks.

Leisure and Events

If you’d like to check out the listed buildings in the town, ask your Recoco buying agent to show you the charming Grade I Church of St Mary Magdalene or the imposing Hapsford House. This Grade II* listed building has changed its name regularly, and your property buying agent can tell you it’s also been known as Hapsford Cottage, Vallis House, Vallis Cottage, and Vallis Villa.

Your boutique buying agents can point you towards some of the other attractive buildings in the village including Rock House, which has a walled herb garden and is well known for the Physick Garden. Or check with our Recoco property finder on attractive Gothic villa Elmhurst, while picturesque Bedlam in Vallis Vale also attracts a good deal of attention. As our buyers agents can tell you, Vallis Vale is a Site of Special Scientific Interest which includes ancient woodland and interesting outcrops of rock. 

Education

For those who like to include educational opportunities as a factor in their property search, ask your Recoco property finder about schools near Great Elm with Ofsted ratings of Good or above. Primary and first schools include Mells Church of England First School, St Louis Catholic Primary School, Trinity Church of England First School, and St John’s Church of England Voluntary Aided First School in Frome. Your buyers agents might also mention Oakfield Academy for pupils from 9 to 13. Or ask your property buying agent about the local preparatory and independent schools, including Wells Cathedral School, Sidcot School, Taunton Preparatory School, and Springmead School.

Celebrity Connections

For a property buyer who likes information about famous name connections to a location, our independent buying agents can tell you about the work of mezzo soprano Maureen Lehane and her composer husband Peter Wishart. Your property buying agent is likely to mention their Jackdaws Music Trust which still gives the village much of its character. The Trust is known for its fabulous classical music events; the first Music Festival took place in 1987 and continued for 12 years. Your real estate buyers agent can tell you that the Great Elm Vocal Awards were renamed in Lehane’s honour following her death in 2010.

Foodies’ Corner

Great Elm is more famous for music than food, but our property search company can happily suggest several nearby options in Mells, Nunney, or Frome. Ask your Recoco buying agent about the Talbot Inn or The Walled Garden at Mells, or Oldhams Fish and Grill, the George, or the charming Moat & Turret cafe in Nunney.

Fun Fact

Your real estate buyers agent can tell you that the Domesday Book lists the settlement as Telvye, although it’s unknown when it became Elme, Elm, and later Great Elm.