Asham Wood
Asham Wood is a forest in Whatley, Mendip District, England. Asham Wood is situated nearby to the locality Dead Woman’s Bottom, as well as near the village Chantry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nunney Castle and Church of All Saints, Nunney.
Nunney Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the English county of Somerset. Built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare on the profits of his involvement in the Hundred Years' War, the moated castle's architectural style, possibly influenced by the design of French castles, has provoked considerable academic debate.
Church of All Saints, Nunney
Church
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of All Saints at Nunney, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century. It was probably built on the site of an earlier Saxon or Norman church from which a Saxon cross and Norman font can still be seen.
Asham Wood
Forest
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asham Wood is a 140.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Downhead and south of Leigh-on-Mendip in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1963.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nunney and Wanstrow.
Nunney
Village
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nunney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is located 3 miles south-west of Frome and the parish includes the hamlet of Holwell.
Wanstrow
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanstrow is a village and civil parish 6 miles south west of Frome in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Cloford.
Buckland Dinham
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland Dinham is a small village near Frome in Somerset, England. The village has a population of 381. The village's main industry is farming, but the village is also a dormitory village for the nearby cities of Bath and Bristol.
Asham Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Whatley, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2159° or 51° 12′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.4027° or 2° 24′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C3V6H8W+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 772945382OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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