Cliff House

Cliff House is a school building in Bruton, South Somerset, England. Cliff House is situated nearby to the sports venue Mill on the Brue, as well as near Sexey’s School.

Type: School building
Description: house in Bruton, South Somerset, England, UK
Also known as: “Cliff house”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sexey’s School and Sexey’s Hospital.

Sexey’s School

School

Photo: Rodw, CC0.

Sexey's School is a Church of England, co-educational state boarding and day school in Bruton, Somerset, England for 11-18 year olds. Sexey's School is named after Hugh Sexey who, in 1599, was appointed as a Royal auditor to Elizabeth I and later as a Royal auditor to James I. Sexey's Hospital was established in 1619 from the proceeds of his will, and the school was founded in 1889. Sexey’s School is situated 750 feet southwest of Cliff House.

Sexey’s Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hugh Sexey's Hospital in Bruton, Somerset, England was built around 1630 as almshouses. The West Wing and chapel have been designated as a Grade I listed building. Sexey’s Hospital is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Cliff House.

Bruton Dovecote

Ruins

Photo: Bruton Somerset, Public domain.

The Bruton Dovecote is a limestone tower that was built between the 15th and 17th century in Bruton in the English county of Somerset. The structure was once used as a dovecote, and may have been a watchtower or prospect tower prior to this. Bruton Dovecote is situated 2,100 feet east of Cliff House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bruton and Redlynch.

Bruton

Town

Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bruton is a small market town, and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue and the A359 between Frome and Yeovil. It is 7 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, 10 miles north-west of Gillingham and 12 miles south-west of Frome.

Redlynch

Hamlet

Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Redlynch is a village and former manor in the civil parish of Bruton, in Somerset, England. The 18th-century church and a folly named The Towers are of architectural interest.

Batcombe

Village

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Batcombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the steep valley of the River Alham 5 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet and 26 miles south of Bristol. Batcombe is situated 3 miles north of Cliff House.

Cliff House

Categories: house, building, and education
Location: Bruton, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.10673° or 51° 6′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.46174° or 2° 27′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C3V4G4Q+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 405306215

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

Wikidata ID

Q26629745

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