Asham Wood
Asham Wood is a 140.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Downhead and south of Leigh-on-Mendip in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1963.Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nunney Castle and Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip.
Nunney Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the English county of Somerset. Built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare on the profits of his involvement in the Hundred Years' War, the moated castle's architectural style, possibly influenced by the design of French castles, has provoked considerable academic debate.
Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Giles in Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset, England, dates from around 1350, and was rebuilt around 1500. It is a Grade 1 listed building, with an unusual faceless clock.
Church of All Saints, Downhead
Church
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church Of All Saints in Downhead, within the English county of Somerset, dates from the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The tower was built in the 14th and the church has an 18th-century nave and chancel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nunney and Wanstrow.
Nunney
Village
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nunney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is located 3 miles south-west of Frome and the parish includes the hamlet of Holwell.
Wanstrow
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanstrow is a village and civil parish 6 miles south west of Frome in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Cloford.
Witham Friary
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witham Friary is a small English village and civil parish located between the towns of Frome and Bruton in the county of Somerset. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood.
Asham Wood
- Type: Forest
- Description: biological site in Somerset, England
- Category: protected area
- Location: Downhead, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.2071° or 51° 12′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.4199° or 2° 25′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C3V6H4J+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 140688133OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q4804550
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