Harridge Wood

Harridge Wood is an area of woodland in Somerset, England. From about 1300 AD part of the wood was the scene of coal mining, which continued until around 1800.

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Downside Abbey and Church of St James, Ashwick.

Downside Abbey

Church

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Downside Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in England and the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. Until 2019, the community had close links with Downside School, for the education of children aged 11 to 18.

Church of St James, Ashwick

Church

Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England, is a church dating from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court. It also houses a tower that dates back from 1450.

Stoke Lane Slocker

Cave

Photo: Dmvward, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stoke Lane Slocker is a cave near Stoke St Michael, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in the English county of Somerset. It is 2.18 km in length and reaches a depth of 30m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shepton Mallet and Ashwick.

Shepton Mallet

Photo: Wurzeller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shepton Mallet is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies 16 miles south-west of Bath, 18 miles south of Bristol and 5 miles east of Wells.

Ashwick

Hamlet

Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashwick is a village in Somerset, England, about three miles north of Shepton Mallet and seven miles east from Wells. It has also been a civil parish since 1826.

Binegar

Village

Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Binegar is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located on the A37, 4 miles east of Wells, between Shepton Mallet and Chilcompton.

Harridge Wood

Type: Forest
Description: woodland in Somerset, England
Category: protected area
Location: Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.2302° or 51° 13′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.5046° or 2° 30′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C3V6FJW+34

OpenStreetMap ID

way 414380653

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

Wikidata ID

Q26492728

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Satellite Map

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