Downhead
Downhead is a village and civil parish just south of Leigh-on-Mendip and 5 miles north east of Shepton Mallet, in the county of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Tadhill.Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 88 residents
- Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Downhead, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints, Downhead and Torr Works.
Church of All Saints, Downhead
Church
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church Of All Saints in Downhead, within the English county of Somerset, dates from the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The tower was built in the 14th and the church has an 18th-century nave and chancel.
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.
Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Giles in Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset, England, dates from around 1350, and was rebuilt around 1500. It is a Grade 1 listed building, with an unusual faceless clock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nunney and Wanstrow.
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 3 miles east of Downhead.
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. Wanstrow is situated 3 miles southeast of Downhead.
Oakhill
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakhill is a village in Somerset, England, in Ashwick parish approximately 2.5 miles north of Shepton Mallet. It lies between the A37 and the A367. Oakhill is today mainly a commuter village of 0.4 square miles in size, and is notable for former activities which including brewing. Oakhill is situated 3½ miles west of Downhead.
Downhead
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Downhead, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21006° or 51° 12′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.44392° or 2° 26′ 38″ westPopulation
88Elevation
617 feet (188 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB DHSOpen location code
9C3V6H64+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 66729232OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Downhead” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Downhead”
- Chinese: “Downhead”
- Dutch: “Downhead”
- French: “Downhead”
- Irish: “Downhead”
- Ladin: “Downhead”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Downhead”
- Polish: “Downhead”
- Swedish: “Downhead”
- Turkish: “Downhead”
- “Downhead”
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