Church of St James, Winscombe

The Church of St James in Winscombe, Somerset, England, has 12th- or 13th-century origins but the present building dates from the 15th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

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Type: Church
Description: church in Winscombe, Somerset, England, UK
Also known as: “St James the Great’s Church, Winscombe” and “Winscombe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Winscombe Library and Shute Shelve Cavern.

Winscombe Library

Library

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Winscombe Library is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Church of St James, Winscombe.

Shute Shelve Cavern is a natural cave system located in Shute Shelve Hill, Somerset, England, above Axbridge in the Mendip Hills not far from Cheddar. The phreatic cave contains fossils of speleothems over 350,000 years old. Shute Shelve Cavern is situated 1 mile southeast of Church of St James, Winscombe.

The Woodborough

Pub

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The Woodborough is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Church of St James, Winscombe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winscombe and Banwell.

Winscombe

Village

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Winscombe is a large village in the North Somerset unitary district of Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, 7 miles southeast of Weston-super-Mare and 14 miles southwest of Bristol.

Banwell

Village

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Banwell is a village and civil parish on the River Banwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its population was 3,251 according to the 2021 census. Banwell is situated 1½ miles northwest of Church of St James, Winscombe.

Axbridge

Town

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Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. Axbridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Church of St James, Winscombe.

Church of St James, Winscombe

Category: religion
Location: Winscombe and Sandford, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.30598° or 51° 18′ 22″ north

Longitude

-2.84583° or 2° 50′ 45″ west

Elevation

226 feet (69 metres)

Open location code

9C3V8543+9M

GeoNames ID

6619759

Wikidata ID

Q5117432

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In Other Languages

“Church of St James, Winscombe” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت جيمس”

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