Rydon
Rydon is a locality in North Petherton, Sedgemoor District, England. Rydon is situated nearby to the hamlet West Newton, as well as near Tuckerton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Peter, North Newton and St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton.
Church of St Peter, North Newton
Church
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Peter in North Newton within the English county of Somerset has a tower believed to date from Saxon times. It is a Grade II* listed building.
St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton
Church
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Adrian Boliston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shearston and Thurloxton.
Shearston
Hamlet
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
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Rydon
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Petherton, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.06222° or 51° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.01637° or 3° 0′ 59″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9C3R3X6M+VFGeoNames ID
13281297
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