Kingsdon

Kingsdon is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles south east of Somerton. The village has a population of 303 but this is set to rise to around 350 once the Kingsdon Manor development is complete.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lindinis and Church of All Saints.

Lindinis

Archaeological site

Photo: Steve Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lindinis or Lendiniae was a small walled town in the Roman province of Britannia Superior. The settlement developed around an early Roman fort. When the Roman military abandoned the fort in the first century CE, it became an urbanised area within the territory of the Durotriges tribe.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: Liz Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of All Saints in Kingsdon, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Anglican Church of St Andrew, Northover, in Ilchester, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. Today it is part of the parish of Ilchester with Northover, one of the three parishes which constitute the Ilchester District Churches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ilchester and Long Sutton.

Ilchester

Village

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ilchester is a village and civil parish, situated on the River Yeo or Ivel, five miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset. Originally a Roman town, and later a market town, Ilchester has a rich medieval history and was a notable settlement in the county; around the 12th and 13th centuries it was effectively the county town.

Long Sutton

Village

Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Long Sutton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles south of Somerton. The village has a population of 833. The village of Long Sutton has a village green with a lime tree at each corner and a chestnut tree in the centre. Long Sutton is situated 3 miles west of Kingsdon.

Keinton Mandeville

Village

Photo: Damon Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Keinton Mandeville, commonly referred to as Keinton, is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on top of Combe Hill, 6 miles west of Castle Cary. Keinton Mandeville is situated 4 miles northeast of Kingsdon.

Kingsdon

Type: Locality
Location: South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.0291° or 51° 1′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.6947° or 2° 41′ 41″ west

Elevation

125 feet (38 metres)

Open location code

9C3V28H4+J4

GeoNames ID

7301223

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