Nunney
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nunney Castle and Church of All Saints, Nunney.
Nunney Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the English county of Somerset. Built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare on the profits of his involvement in the Hundred Years' War, the moated castle's architectural style, possibly influenced by the design of French castles, has provoked considerable academic debate.
Church of All Saints, Nunney
Church
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The Church of All Saints at Nunney, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century. It was probably built on the site of an earlier Saxon or Norman church from which a Saxon cross and Norman font can still be seen.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry
Church
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The Church of the Holy Trinity at Chantry, in the parish of Whatley, Somerset, England, dates from 1844 to 1846. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt, with further work by William George Brown of Frome, for James Fussell, who owned the Old Iron Works, Mells.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanstrow and Witham Friary.
Wanstrow
Village
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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 3 miles southwest of Nunney.
Witham Friary
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witham Friary is a small English village and civil parish located between the towns of Frome and Bruton in the county of Somerset. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood. Witham Friary is situated 3 miles south of Nunney.
Nunney
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2127° or 51° 12′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.3783° or 2° 22′ 42″ westElevation
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
9C3V6J7C+3MGeoNames ID
7301185
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