Retirement Properties Spotlight in Evercreech

Shepton Mallet was mentioned in Domesday as Sepetone and had a church and two mills. Located close to the Mendip Hills its name is believed to have derived from 'sheep farm' with the 'Mallet' denoting manorial ownership in the early Middle Ages by the Malet family. Today it is an attractive market town with many old buildings lining its streets including the gabled 17th century houses in Great Ostry and Monmouth House and Sales House in Draycott. The local museum has several pieces of prehistoric remains from the Mendips and the Bath and West Show is held here annually.