The Square
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.Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: town square in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Square, Wiveliscombe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingsmead School and King’s Castle.
Kingsmead School
School
Photo: Jakebalemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1,400 feet southeast of The Square.
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 east of The Square.
Abbotsfield
Building
Photo: Rarwinchester, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abbotsfield is a country house and farm, to the west of the town of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. Built in 1872, it became a Grade II listed building a century later on 11 July 1975. Abbotsfield is situated 2,700 feet west of The Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiveliscombe and Huish Champflower.
Wiveliscombe
Town
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Huish Champflower
Village
Huish Champflower is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, three miles north-west of Wiveliscombe and ten miles north of Wellington. It has a population of 301. Huish Champflower is situated 2 miles northwest of The Square.
Bathealton
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles south of The Square.
The Square
- Category: square
- Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.04229° or 51° 2′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.3126° or 3° 18′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C3R2MRP+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1221829211OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q19361189
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