Fitzhead

Fitzhead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated approximately 6 miles north west of Taunton. The village has an estimated population of 264.

Places of Interest

Highlights include King’s Castle and Church of St James.

King’s Castle

Archaeological site

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King's Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort 1 kilometre east of Wiveliscombe in Somerset, England. It is surrounded by two banks with a ditch between them. The inner wall ranges up to 2.5 metres high and the outer wall gets up to 1.5 metres high.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St James in Halse, Somerset, England dates from the Norman period and is dedicated St James the Less. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

The Square

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The Square is a town square in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. It was originally used as a market place, and contains a number of listed buildings. One of these, number 5 and 7, is Grade II* listed, while five others—number 1, Castle Cottage, the cottages adjoining Castle Cottage, the Town Hall and London House—are all Grade II listed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wiveliscombe and Milverton.

Wiveliscombe

Town

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Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies 9 miles west of Taunton, its post town. The town is centred on The Square, which held the former market and is fronted by several listed buildings.

Milverton

Village

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Milverton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the valley of the River Tone 5 miles west of Taunton. The village has a population of 1,438.