Leighton
Leighton is a hamlet in Wanstrow, Mendip District, England. Leighton is situated nearby to the hamlet Weston Town, as well as near Heale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torr Works and Asham Wood.
Torr Works
Quarry
Photo: Graham Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torr Works quarry, grid reference ST695446 is a limestone quarry at East Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry was formerly known as Merehead, a name which has been retained for its rail depot on the opposite side of the A361 road.
Asham Wood
Forest
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asham Wood is a 140.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Downhead and south of Leigh-on-Mendip in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1963.
Nunney Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the English county of Somerset. Built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare on the profits of his involvement in the Hundred Years' War, the moated castle's architectural style, possibly influenced by the design of French castles, has provoked considerable academic debate. Nunney Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Leighton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanstrow and Nunney.
Wanstrow
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanstrow is a village and civil parish 6 miles south west of Frome in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Cloford.
Nunney
Village
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nunney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is located 3 miles south-west of Frome and the parish includes the hamlet of Holwell. Nunney is situated 2½ miles northeast of Leighton.
Witham Friary
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witham Friary is a small English village and civil parish located between the towns of Frome and Bruton in the county of Somerset. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood. Witham Friary is situated 3 miles southeast of Leighton.
Leighton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Wanstrow, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.19361° or 51° 11′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.42598° or 2° 25′ 34″ westElevation
561 feet (171 metres)Open location code
9C3V5HVF+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 343939925OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2644656
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