The Vicar’s Chapel

The Vicar’s Chapel is a chapel in Wells, Mendip District, England which is located on Vicars‘ Close. The Vicar’s Chapel is situated nearby to Wells and Mendip Museum, as well as near Wells Cathedral School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wells Cathedral and Chain Gate.

Wells Cathedral

Church

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Wells Cathedral is situated 640 feet south of The Vicar’s Chapel.

Chain Gate

City gate

Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chain Gate in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway adjacent to the north side of Wells Cathedral, controlling access from St Andrew Street to the Cathedral Green within the Liberty of St Andrew. Chain Gate is situated 490 feet south of The Vicar’s Chapel.

Wells and Mendip Museum

Museum

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

The Wells and Mendip Museum is a museum in the city of Wells. It is a registered charity and an accredited member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. The exhibits include items of local history and archaeological finds. Wells and Mendip Museum is situated 420 feet south of The Vicar’s Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horrington and Wookey Hole.

Horrington

Village

Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.

Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991.

Wookey Hole

Village

Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves. Wookey Hole is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Vicar’s Chapel.

Dinder

Village

Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dinder is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Cuthbert Out, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset. Dinder is situated 2 miles southeast of The Vicar’s Chapel.

The Vicar’s Chapel

Type: Chapel
Address: 1 Vicars‘ Close, Wells, BA5 2UH
Categories: building and religion
Location: Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.21211° or 51° 12′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.64404° or 2° 38′ 39″ west

Levels

Open location code

9C3V6964+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1346431312

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

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