Lamyatt is a village and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It lies 5 miles southeast of Shepton Mallet, 2 miles northeast of Castle Cary, and 3 miles south of Evercreech.
History of Lamyatt.
A square, Roman-period Celtic temple built in the late 3rd century is situated a mile north-west of the parish on the summit of Lamyatt Beacon. It fell into disuse at the end of the Roman period, and a small east-west building was constructed nearby. A small cemetery was radiocarbon dated to the early Middle Ages.
Lamyatt was recorded in the Domesday book as Lamieta, meaning "the lamb's gate" from the Old English lamb and goat. The Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey owned the land.
The parish of Lamyatt was part of the Whitstone Hundred.
Churches.
- St Mary and St John.