Wiveliscombe
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.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
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Kingsmead School
School
Photo: Jakebalemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingsmead Academy trading as Kingsmead School is a coeducational state school in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, serving the north-west of Taunton Deane district.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huish Champflower and Fitzhead.
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.
Fitzhead
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fitzhead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated approximately 6 miles north west of Taunton. The village has an estimated population of 264. Fitzhead is situated 2½ miles east 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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