Heale
Heale is a hamlet in Downhead, Mendip District, England. Heale is situated nearby to the village East Cranmore, as well as near Downhead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Torr Works and Church of All Saints, Downhead.
Torr Works
Quarry
Photo: Graham Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torr Works quarry, grid reference ST695446 is a limestone quarry at East Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry was formerly known as Merehead, a name which has been retained for its rail depot on the opposite side of the A361 road.
Church of All Saints, Downhead
Church
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church Of All Saints in Downhead, within the English county of Somerset, dates from the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The tower was built in the 14th and the church has an 18th-century nave and chancel.
All Hallows Preparatory School
School
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Hallows School is a non-selective co-educational prep school that provides day and boarding facilities. A Christian School, the school accepts children from all faiths and none.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanstrow and Nunney.
Wanstrow
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles southeast of Heale.
Nunney
Village
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Nunney is situated 3 miles east of Heale.
Batcombe
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Batcombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the steep valley of the River Alham 5 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet and 26 miles south of Bristol. Batcombe is situated 3½ miles south of Heale.
Heale
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Downhead, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20132° or 51° 12′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.45045° or 2° 27′ 2″ westElevation
768 feet (234 metres)Open location code
9C3V6G2X+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 2878925526OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13274812
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