Upper Benter

Upper Benter is a locality in Ashwick, Mendip District, England. Upper Benter is situated nearby to the locality Moon’s Bottom, as well as near the hamlet Nettlebridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St James, Ashwick and Harridge Wood.

Church of St James, Ashwick

Church

Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England, is a church dating from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court. It also houses a tower that dates back from 1450.

Harridge Wood

Forest

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harridge Wood is an area of woodland in Somerset, England. From about 1300 AD part of the wood was the scene of coal mining, which continued until around 1800.

Blacker’s Hill

Forest

Blacker's Hill is an Iron Age hill fort at Chilcompton, 4.5 kilometres south west of Radstock, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oakhill and Binegar.

Oakhill

Village

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oakhill is a village in Somerset, England, in Ashwick parish approximately 2.5 miles north of Shepton Mallet. It lies between the A37 and the A367. Oakhill is today mainly a commuter village of 0.4 square miles in size, and is notable for former activities which including brewing.

Binegar

Village

Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Binegar is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located on the A37, 4 miles east of Wells, between Shepton Mallet and Chilcompton. Binegar is situated 1½ miles west of Upper Benter.

Midsomer Norton

Town

Photo: Nigel Shoosmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Midsomer Norton is a town near the Mendip Hills in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It lies 10 miles south-west of Bath, 10 miles north-east of Wells, 10 miles north-west of Frome, 12 miles west of Trowbridge and 16 miles south-east of Bristol. Midsomer Norton is situated 3½ miles northeast of Upper Benter.

Upper Benter

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

51.24155° or 51° 14′ 30″ north

Longitude

-2.51149° or 2° 30′ 41″ west

Elevation

561 feet (171 metres)

Open location code

9C3V6FRQ+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1708984721

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

13275821

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