Creech St Michael

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.

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Type: Village with 2,950 residents
Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
Also known as: “Creech Saint Michael” and “Creech St Michael, Somerset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St George’s Church, Ruishton and Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon.

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.

Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon

Church

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The Church of the Holy Cross in Thornfalcon, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.

St Michael’s Church

Church

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The Church of St Michael, which stands next to the River Tone in Creech St Michael, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taunton and Cheddon Fitzpaine.

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.

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. Cheddon Fitzpaine is situated 2½ miles northwest of Creech St Michael.