Shapwick

Shapwick is a village on the Polden Hills overlooking the Somerset Moors, in , England. It is situated to the west of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 536 residents
  • Description: village in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England
  • Also known as: “Shapwick, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Shapwick and Shapwick School.

Church
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The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Shapwick within the English county of was consecrated in 1331. It is a Grade II* listed building.

School
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was a specialist school at Shapwick Manor in Shapwick, a village on the Somerset Levels in Somerset, England. In March 2020, it was announced that the school would close at the end of term in March due to financial difficulties.

Church
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The Church of St Michael & All Angels in , , England has parts which date to the 12th century, with evidence that it may have been built on a pre-Christian site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Catcott and Edington.

Village
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is a rural village and civil parish, situated close to 7 miles to the east of on the Somerset Levels to the north of the Polden Hills in , England. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Shapwick.

Village
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is a rural village, situated on the north side of the Polden Hills in , England. Either side of it lie the villages of and , and north of it is the small village of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Shapwick.

Village
is a village in , England. It is situated in the parish of , 4 miles north-west of on the Somerset Levels. The name means 'The west field that is enclosed by hedges' from the Old English west and haga. is situated 3 miles north of Shapwick.

Shapwick

Latitude
51.14018° or 51° 8′ 25″ north
Longitude
-2.83299° or 2° 49′ 59″ west
Population
536
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB S6W
Open location code
9C3V45R8+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 270840892
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638129
Wiki­data ID
Q928998
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Shapwick” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shapwick”
  • Chinese: “Shapwick”
  • Czech: “Shapwick”
  • Dutch: “Shapwick”
  • French: “Shapwick”
  • German: “Shapwick”
  • Irish: “Shapwick”
  • Ladin: “Shapwick (Somerset)”
  • Ladin: “Shapwick”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Shapwick (Somerset)”
  • Polish: “Shapwick”
  • Slovak: “Shapwick”
  • Spanish: “Shapwick”
  • Swedish: “Shapwick, Somerset”
  • Swedish: “Shapwick”
  • Turkish: “Shapwick, Somerset”
  • “Shapwick”

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