Shortwood Common
Shortwood Common is a grassland in Litton, Mendip District, England. Shortwood Common is situated nearby to Litton Reservoirs, as well as near St Mary’s Church, Litton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Litton Reservoirs and St Mary’s Church, Litton.
Litton Reservoirs
Reservoir
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Litton Reservoirs are two reservoirs near the village of Litton, Somerset, England. They are operated by Bristol Water. They lie on the boundary between Bath and North East Somerset and Mendip districts.
St Mary’s Church, Litton
Church
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The Church of St Mary in Litton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century. It is a Grade I listed building. There is some evidence for the existence of a Saxon church on the site before the Norman Conquest. St Mary’s Church, Litton is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Shortwood Common.
St Margaret’s Church, Hinton Blewett
Church
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The Church of St Margaret in Hinton Blewett, Somerset, England probably dates from the 13th century although parts are as late as the 16th or 17th century. St Margaret’s Church, Hinton Blewett is situated 1 mile north of Shortwood Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litton and Hinton Blewett.
Litton
Village
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Litton is a small village and civil parish between Chewton Mendip and West Harptree in the Chew Valley and Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Sherborne. Very close to the village are the Litton Reservoirs.
Hinton Blewett
Village
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Hinton Blewett is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles north of Wells and 15 miles south of Bristol on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills, within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and in the Chew Valley near the source of the River Chew.
Cameley
Hamlet
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Cameley is a village in the civil parish of Temple Cloud with Cameley, within the Chew Valley in Somerset, and on the northern slopes of the Mendip Hills, in the Bath and North East Somerset Council area just off the A37 road. Cameley is situated 1½ miles northeast of Shortwood Common.
Shortwood Common
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Litton, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.29542° or 51° 17′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.57976° or 2° 34′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3V7CWC+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 261249503OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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