Shapwick

Shapwick is a locality in , , . Shapwick is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Badbury Rings and Philae obelisk.

Archaeological site
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is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east , England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west.

Obelisk
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The is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to in , , where it still stands today. is situated 2½ miles east of Shapwick.

Church
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin in , , England, was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spetisbury and Tarrant Rushton.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , England, situated on the River Stour and the A350, four miles southeast of . According to the Domesday Book of 1086, the village had 30 households.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , . The village is situated in the Tarrant Valley about three miles east of . is situated 2 miles north of Shapwick.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of . It lies within the Dorset administrative district, on the A350 road 2 miles south of the market town of . is situated 3 miles west of Shapwick.

Shapwick

Latitude
50.8203° or 50° 49′ 13″ north
Longitude
-2.082° or 2° 4′ 55″ west
Elevation
128 feet (39 metres)
Open location code
9C2VRWC9+46
Geo­Names ID
7294974
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