Hugh Sexey's Hospital
Towns in Somerset picture - One of Bruton's notable historic characters was Hugh Sexey (1556-1619), who was born in the local area, and attended Bruton Grammar School. By the age of 43 he had been appointed as Royal auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I and later King James I. After his death the trustees of his Will established Sexey's Hospital in Bruton as an institution to care for the elderly.