Ash Cross

Ash Cross is a locality in Thornfalcon, Taunton Deane District, England. Ash Cross is situated nearby to the hamlet Thornfalcon, as well as near Stoneyhead.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon and St Michael’s Church.

Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of the Holy Cross in Thornfalcon, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.

St Michael’s Church

Church

Photo: Rodw, CC0.

The Church of St Michael, which stands next to the River Tone in Creech St Michael, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands

Forest

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands is a 26.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stoke St Mary in Somerset, notified in 1963. Part of the land designated as Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands Site of Special Scientific Interest is owned by the Crown Estate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornfalcon and Stoke St Mary.

Thornfalcon

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornfalcon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles east of Taunton. The village has a population of 119. The parish includes the hamlet of Ash.