Ford
Ford is a hamlet in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane District, England. Ford is situated nearby to the hamlet Langley, as well as near the town Wiveliscombe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include King’s Castle and The Square.
King’s Castle
Archaeological site
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.
The Square
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Kingsmead School
School
Photo: Jakebalemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingsmead Academy trading as Kingsmead School is a coeducational state school in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, serving the north-west of Taunton Deane district.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiveliscombe and Fitzhead.
Wiveliscombe
Town
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles west of Taunton. The town has a population of 2,893. The Square, fronted by several listed structures, held the former market. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Maundown.
Fitzhead
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Fitzhead is situated 1½ miles east of Ford.
Tolland
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tolland is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles north west of Taunton, between the Brendon Hills and Quantock Hills. The parish has a population of 81. Tolland is situated 2 miles north of Ford.
Ford
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.05193° or 51° 3′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.29462° or 3° 17′ 41″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
9C3R3P24+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3775828257OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13265470
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