rat run traffic through the village by the installation of bollards designed to inhibit through-traffic mounting the pedestrian footpath. Over recent years, the through-traffic utilising the village as a rat run had increased drastically, with the side effect being the increase in traffic incidents involving damage to the cars of the village's inhabitants. There is also an hourly bus service operated by First West of England. Religious sites The church of St Philip and St James dates from the 14th century with restoration in 1847 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. Gallery of images References External links The Somerset Urban Archaeological Survey: Norton St Philip, by Clare Gathercole The Norton St Philip Homepage Villages in Mendip District Civil parishes in Somerset