Fountain Inn

Fountain Inn is a pub in Wells, Mendip District, England. Fountain Inn is situated nearby to the building Vicar’s Hall, as well as near the city gate Chain Gate.

Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Pub
Description: pub in Wells, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Also known as: “The Fountain Inn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wells Cathedral and Chain Gate.

Wells Cathedral

Church

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Wells Cathedral is situated 600 feet southwest of Fountain Inn.

Chain Gate

City gate

Photo: Derek Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chain Gate in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway adjacent to the north side of Wells Cathedral, controlling access from St Andrew Street to the Cathedral Green within the Liberty of St Andrew. Chain Gate is situated 490 feet southwest of Fountain Inn.

Bishop’s Palace

Castle

Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the bishop of Bath and Wells in Wells, Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century. Bishop’s Palace is situated 850 feet south of Fountain Inn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horrington and Dinder.

Horrington

Village

Photo: Mdpclark, Public domain.

Horrington is a collection of three small villages in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile or 2 miles east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991.

Dinder

Village

Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dinder is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Cuthbert Out, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset. Dinder is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fountain Inn.

Wookey Hole

Village

Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves. Wookey Hole is situated 2 miles northwest of Fountain Inn.

Fountain Inn

Categories: inn and building
Location: Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.21156° or 51° 12′ 42″ north

Longitude

-2.64167° or 2° 38′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C3V6965+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 544749130

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q26663094

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