West Monkton
West Monkton is a locality in Taunton Deane District, Somerset, England. West Monkton is situated nearby to the locality Sidbrook, as well as near the village Monkton Heathfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton and Taunton railway station.
St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton
Church
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The Church of St Augustine in West Monkton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish church has an 88 feet tower, of four stories, with no pinnacles or fancy tracery on the windows, giving the tower a slender, austere look compared to the medieval Somerset towers of churches in nearby Taunton, for example.
Taunton railway station
Railway station
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Taunton railway station serves the county town of Taunton, in Somerset, England. It is a stop on the Bristol to Exeter line, the Reading to Taunton line and the Cross Country Route. Taunton railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of West Monkton.
St George’s Church, Ruishton
Church
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The Church of St George in Ruishton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th to 16th centuries and has been designated as a grade I listed building. The south chapel was built in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taunton and Creech St Michael.
Taunton
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Taunton is the county town of Somerset, a county in the south-west of England. Taunton has several landmarks room its thousand-year history, and is famous for its cider.
Creech St Michael
Village
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Creech St Michael is a village and civil parish in Somerset, three miles east of Taunton. The parish straddles the M5 motorway and includes several scattered settlements.
Cheddon Fitzpaine
Village
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Cheddon Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Quantock Hills 2 miles north of Taunton. The village is situated near the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, and the River Tone and has a population of 1,929.
West Monkton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0431° or 51° 2′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.0643° or 3° 3′ 51″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
9C3R2WVP+77GeoNames ID
7294161
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