Downhead
Downhead is a locality in Mendip District, Somerset, England. Downhead is situated nearby to the hamlet Heale, as well as near Leighton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip and Asham Wood.
Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Giles in Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset, England, dates from around 1350, and was rebuilt around 1500. It is a Grade 1 listed building, with an unusual faceless clock.
Asham Wood
Forest
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asham Wood is a 140.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Downhead and south of Leigh-on-Mendip in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1963.
Church of All Saints, Downhead
Church
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church Of All Saints in Downhead, within the English county of Somerset, dates from the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The tower was built in the 14th and the church has an 18th-century nave and chancel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nunney and Wanstrow.
Nunney
Village
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Nunney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is located 3 miles south-west of Frome and the parish includes the hamlet of Holwell. Nunney is situated 2½ miles east of Downhead.
Wanstrow
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanstrow is a village and civil parish 6 miles south west of Frome in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Cloford. Wanstrow is situated 2½ miles southeast of Downhead.
Batcombe
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Batcombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the steep valley of the River Alham 5 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet and 26 miles south of Bristol. Batcombe is situated 4 miles south of Downhead.
Downhead
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2074° or 51° 12′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.4372° or 2° 26′ 14″ westElevation
607 feet (185 metres)Open location code
9C3V6H47+X4GeoNames ID
7297191
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