Norton Camp
Norton Camp is a Bronze Age hill fort at Norton Fitzwarren near Taunton in Somerset, England.Photo: Jonnytooze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Bronze Age hill fort in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Norton Camp large univallate hillfort” and “Norton Fitzwarren Hillfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of All Saints, Norton Fitzwarren and Norton Fitzwarren railway station.
Church of All Saints, Norton Fitzwarren
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of All Saints is an Anglican church in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, England, which dates from the late 13th or early 14th century. It is located in the deanery of Taunton, within the diocese of Bath and Wells. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of All Saints, Norton Fitzwarren is situated 1,000 feet south of Norton Camp.
Norton Fitzwarren railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Norton Fitzwarren railway station is an untimetabled station on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset, England. It was built in 2009 about 1⁄4 mile north of the site of the old station that served the village of Norton Fitzwarren from 1873 until 1961. Norton Fitzwarren railway station is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Norton Camp.
RM Norton Manor
Military installation
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norton Manor Camp, or RM Norton Manor, is a Royal Marines base located near Norton Fitzwarren, 2 miles north west of Taunton, Somerset, in England. It is home to 40 Commando. RM Norton Manor is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Norton Camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norton Fitzwarren and Bishop’s Hull.
Norton Fitzwarren
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norton Fitzwarren is a village, electoral ward, and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 2 miles north west of Taunton. The village has a population of 3,046.
Bishop’s Hull
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Hull is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, in the western suburbs of Taunton. It includes the areas of Rumwell, Rumwell Park, Roughmoor and Longaller and is close to the River Tone.
Cotford St Luke
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotford St Luke is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located approximately 2 miles northwest of Norton Fitzwarren and 1.5 miles south of Bishops Lydeard. Cotford St Luke is situated 2 miles west of Norton Camp.
Norton Camp
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.03014° or 51° 1′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.14763° or 3° 8′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C3R2VJ2+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 159524718OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7060593
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