Handy Cross
Handy Cross is in Tolland, Taunton Deane District, England. Handy Cross is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Nut Copse, as well as near the forest Lydeard Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Lawrence’s Church, Lydeard St Lawrence and Church of St Peter & St Paul.
St Lawrence’s Church, Lydeard St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England dates from 1350 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish is part of the benefice of Bishops Lydeard with Lydeard St Lawrence, Bagborough, Combe Florey and Cothelstone within the archdeaconry of Taunton. St Lawrence’s Church, Lydeard St Lawrence is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Handy Cross.
Church of St Peter & St Paul
Church
Photo: Asteuartw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Peter & St Paul in Combe Florey, Somerset, England has some remains from the 13th century but is mostly from the 15th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building. Church of St Peter & St Paul is situated 1½ miles east of Handy Cross.
Crowcombe Heathfield railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crowcombe Heathfield railway station is a station on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in Somerset, England. It is situated 2 miles from the village of Crowcombe. Crowcombe Heathfield railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Handy Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lydeard St Lawrence and Tolland.
Lydeard St Lawrence
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydeard St Lawrence or St Lawrence Lydiard is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 7 miles north west of Taunton. The village has a population of 506.
Tolland
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tolland is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles north west of Taunton, between the Brendon Hills and Quantock Hills. The parish has a population of 81.
Combe Florey
Village
Photo: Asteuartw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Combe Florey is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 6 miles northwest of Taunton, on the West Somerset Railway. The village has a population of 261. Combe Florey is situated 1½ miles east of Handy Cross.
Handy Cross
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Tolland, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.07587° or 51° 4′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.25148° or 3° 15′ 5″ westElevation
509 feet (155 metres)Operator
Somerset County CouncilOpen location code
9C3R3PGX+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 5927405604OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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