Rydon

Places of Interest

St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton

Church

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The Church of St Augustine in West Monkton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish church has an 88 feet tower, of four stories, with no pinnacles or fancy tracery on the windows, giving the tower a slender, austere look compared to the medieval Somerset towers of churches in nearby Taunton, for example. St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton is situated 2 miles southwest of Rydon.

Maunsel House

Building

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Maunsel House in the English county of Somerset was built in the late 14th or early 15th century. The house stands south of the hamlet of North Newton, in the parish of North Petherton.

Church of St Mary, North Petherton

Church

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The Church of St Mary in North Petherton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. It is on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the condition of the roof and north aisle parapet. Church of St Mary, North Petherton is situated 2 miles north of Rydon.

Places in the Area

Shearston

Hamlet

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North Petherton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the eastern foothills of the Quantocks, and close to the edge of the Somerset Levels.

Thurloxton

Village

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Thurloxton is a village and civil parish 5 miles north-east of Taunton, and 5 miles south-west of Bridgwater on the south-eastern slopes of the Quantock Hills in the county of Somerset, England.

Durston

Hamlet

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Durston is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A361 road 5 miles north east of Taunton and 6 miles south of Bridgwater. The parish lies on undulating ground between the lowest slopes of the Quantock Hills and the valley of the River Tone at the Curry and Hay Moors.

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