Burrow Mump

Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge within the English county of Somerset.

[6] Archaeological surveys have shown some Roman material including a piece of pottery[7] and coins found nearby which, possibly linked to its situation at a river junction, may indicate its use for trade.

[7] The side of the mound may have been terraced for agricultural use due to much of the surrounding land flooded on a regular basis during the medieval period.

This formed a sanctuary for royalist troops in 1642 and 1645 during the English Civil War,[21] and a detachment of the king's army occupied it in 1685 during the course of the Monmouth Rebellion.

[15] In 1793, the church was rebuilt with a west tower, 3-bay nave and south porch, in squared and coursed lias with red brick and Hamstone dressings.

[12] The attempt at total rebuilding ended in failure to collect enough money, despite donations from William Pitt the Younger and Admiral Hood,[14] and a church for the community was built instead at the foot of the hill (Burrowbridge) in 1838.

The site of 3.573 hectares (8.83 acres) including the hill and ruined church were presented, in 1946, by Major Alexander Gould Barrett,[23] to the National Trust and serve as a memorial to the 11,281[24] Somerset men who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars.