Croscombe
Croscombe is a locality in Mendip District, Somerset, England. Croscombe is situated nearby to the locality Thrupe, as well as near the suburb Darshill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maesbury Castle and Thrupe Lane Swallet.
Maesbury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort within the parish of Croscombe on the Mendip Hills, just north of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. It has been listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Thrupe Lane Swallet
Cave
Thrupe Lane Swallet is a 0.5 hectares geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1992. It is also a Geological Conservation Review site.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Croscombe
Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Croscombe, Somerset, England, is primarily from the 15th and 16th centuries with 19th-century restoration.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shepton Mallet and Wells.
Shepton Mallet
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Shepton Mallet is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England, some 16 miles southwest of Bath, 18 miles south of Bristol and five miles east of Wells.
Wells
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Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000. It is in Somerset in the south-west of the country.
Croscombe
Village
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croscombe is a village and civil parish 2 miles west of Shepton Mallet and 4 miles from Wells, in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on the A371 road in the valley of the River Sheppey.
Croscombe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2065° or 51° 12′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.5743° or 2° 34′ 27″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
9C3V6C4G+H7GeoNames ID
7293943
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