Thorny Down
Thorny Down is a building in Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane District, England. Thorny Down is situated nearby to the forest Ollery Wood, as well as near the deciduous forest Longlands Copse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary and King’s Castle.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Mary is situated 1¼ miles north of Thorny Down.
King’s Castle
Archaeological site
King's Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort 1 kilometre east of Wiveliscombe in Somerset, England. It is surrounded by two banks with a ditch between them. The inner wall ranges up to 2.5 metres high and the outer wall gets up to 1.5 metres high. King’s Castle is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Thorny Down.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1½ miles northeast of Thorny Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brompton Ralph and Tolland.
Brompton Ralph
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brompton Ralph is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about 11 miles west of Taunton, and 3 miles north of Wiveliscombe. It is in a wooded district at the eastern extremity of the Brendon Hills.
Tolland
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tolland is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles north west of Taunton, between the Brendon Hills and Quantock Hills. The parish has a population of 81.
Wiveliscombe
Town
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles west of Taunton. The town has a population of 2,893. The Square, fronted by several listed structures, held the former market. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Maundown. Wiveliscombe is situated 1½ miles south of Thorny Down.
Thorny Down
- Type: Agricultural structure
- Categories: building and agriculture
- Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.06373° or 51° 3′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.30261° or 3° 18′ 9″ westLevels
1Open location code
9C3R3M7W+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 627863773OpenStreetMap feature
building=farm_auxiliary
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