Rickford Pond

Rickford Pond is in Burrington, North Somerset, England. Rickford Pond is situated near the church Rickford Chapel, as well as near the building Gauge House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aveline’s Hole and Church of Holy Trinity, Burrington.

Aveline’s Hole

Cave

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain, 10,200 and 10,400 years old, was found at Aveline's Hole, constituting the largest assemblage of Mesolithic human remains found in Britain. Aveline’s Hole is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Rickford Pond.

Church of Holy Trinity, Burrington

Church

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Burrington, Somerset, England, is from the 15th century and was restored in 1884. It is a Grade I listed building. The tower is square with diagonal buttresses but joins somewhat uncomfortably with the nave. Church of Holy Trinity, Burrington is situated 3,000 feet west of Rickford Pond.

Pierre’s Pot

Cave

Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift. Pierre’s Pot is situated 1 mile southwest of Rickford Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burrington and Blagdon.

Burrington

Village

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Burrington is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated in the unitary authority of North Somerset, just off the A368 between Blagdon and Churchill.

Blagdon

Village

Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, in England. It is located in the Mendip Hills, a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Black Down

Locality

Photo: Jsommer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley.

Rickford Pond

Type: Body of water
Location: Burrington, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.32978° or 51° 19′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.73668° or 2° 44′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C3V87H7+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 133092014

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rickford Chapel and Gauge House.

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