Ridgeway
Ridgeway is a locality in Nunney, Mendip District, England. Ridgeway is situated nearby to the locality Marston Bigot Park, as well as near Nunney Catch.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Leonard’s Church, Marston Bigot and Nunney Castle.
St Leonard’s Church, Marston Bigot
Church
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The Church of St Leonard in Marston Bigot, Somerset, England, was built by Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and Orrery, to replace an earlier church on another site which he had had demolished for spoiling the view from Marston House.
Nunney Castle
Castle
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Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the English county of Somerset. Built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare on the profits of his involvement in the Hundred Years' War, the moated castle's architectural style, possibly influenced by the design of French castles, has provoked considerable academic debate.
Church of All Saints, Nunney
Church
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The Church of All Saints at Nunney, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century. It was probably built on the site of an earlier Saxon or Norman church from which a Saxon cross and Norman font can still be seen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marston Bigot Park and Nunney.
Marston Bigot Park
Locality
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Marston Bigot Park encompasses approximately 222 hectares and includes Marston House, Marston Pond and the remains of the medieval shrunken village of Lower Marston.
Nunney
Village
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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.
Witham Friary
Village
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Witham Friary is a small English village and civil parish located between the towns of Frome and Bruton in the county of Somerset. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood. Witham Friary is situated 2½ miles south of Ridgeway.
Ridgeway
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nunney, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20514° or 51° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.36108° or 2° 21′ 40″ westElevation
436 feet (133 metres)Open location code
9C3V6J4Q+3HGeoNames ID
13276593
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