Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort
Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort is an archaeological site in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane District, England. Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort is situated nearby to Kingsmead School, as well as near the church St Richard of Chichester.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingsmead School and King’s Castle.
Kingsmead School
School
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Kingsmead Academy trading as Kingsmead School is a coeducational state school in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, serving the north-west of Taunton Deane district. Kingsmead School is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort.
King’s Castle
Archaeological site
King's Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort 1 kilometre east of Wiveliscombe in Somerset, England. It is surrounded by two banks with a ditch between them. The inner wall ranges up to 2.5 metres high and the outer wall gets up to 1.5 metres high. King’s Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort.
The Square
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The Square is a town square in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. It was originally used as a market place, and contains a number of listed buildings. One of these, number 5 and 7, is Grade II* listed, while five others—number 1, Castle Cottage, the cottages adjoining Castle Cottage, the Town Hall and London House—are all Grade II listed. The Square is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiveliscombe and Bathealton.
Wiveliscombe
Town
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Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles west of Taunton. The town has a population of 2,893. The Square, fronted by several listed structures, held the former market. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Maundown.
Bathealton
Hamlet
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Bathealton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles west of Wellington and 8 miles west of Taunton. The village has a population of 194. Bathealton is situated 2 miles south of Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort.
Fitzhead
Village
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Fitzhead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated approximately 6 miles north west of Taunton. The village has an estimated population of 264. Fitzhead is situated 2 miles northeast of Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort.
Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.03561° or 51° 2′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.29914° or 3° 17′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C3R2PP2+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 2364936597OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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