The first recorded mention of Coat is from the year 1225, in which it is spelled as Coate. Formerly a tything of the parish of Martock, Coat used to comprise a larger area than the modern settlement, including land that has been absorbed by the neighboring village of Martock.[3] The tything contained a communal pasture referred to as Coat Hay and a communal meadow recorded as Coat Mead, with the grazing land being shared with neighboring settlements.[3]
Coat is home to eleven grade II listed buildings in the National Heritage List for England, with some prominent instances including the Coat Farmhouse,[4] Little Manor,[5] Coat House,[6] Greystones Farmhouse,[7] and The Old Coat Inn.[8] Coat is also home to a conservation area, established in 1981.[9]
Coat House
The Old Coat Inn
Greystone House Gateway
