Wiveliscombe
Wiveliscombe is a locality in Taunton Deane District, Somerset, England. Wiveliscombe is situated nearby to the hamlet Langley, as well as near Ford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include King’s Castle and The Square.
King’s Castle
Archaeological site
King's Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort 1 kilometre east of Wiveliscombe in Somerset, England. It is surrounded by two banks with a ditch between them. The inner wall ranges up to 2.5 metres high and the outer wall gets up to 1.5 metres high.
The Square
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The Square is a town square in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. It was originally used as a market place, and contains a number of listed buildings. One of these, number 5 and 7, is Grade II* listed, while five others—number 1, Castle Cottage, the cottages adjoining Castle Cottage, the Town Hall and London House—are all Grade II listed.
St Peter’s Church, Huish Champflower
Church
The Church of St Peter in Huish Champflower, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century, with the north aisle being built in 1534. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiveliscombe and Huish Champflower.
Wiveliscombe
Town
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles west of Taunton. The town has a population of 2,893. The Square, fronted by several listed structures, held the former market. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Maundown.
Huish Champflower
Village
Huish Champflower is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, three miles north-west of Wiveliscombe and ten miles north of Wellington. It has a population of 301.
Brompton Ralph
Village
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Brompton Ralph is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about 11 miles west of Taunton, and 3 miles north of Wiveliscombe. It is in a wooded district at the eastern extremity of the Brendon Hills. Brompton Ralph is situated 2½ miles north of Wiveliscombe.
Wiveliscombe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.048° or 51° 2′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.312° or 3° 18′ 43″ westElevation
341 feet (104 metres)Open location code
9C3R2MXQ+66GeoNames ID
7292431
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