Hestercombe Gardens
Hestercombe Gardens is a garden complex situated on the grounds of Hestercombe House in the southwestern English county of Somerset. The entire garden complex comprises three individual gardens from different stylistic periods.- Type: Building
- Description: Garden in West Monkton, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hestercombe House”
- Address: Hestercombe Gardens, Hestercombe, Taunton, TA2 8LQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taunton railway station and St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton.
Taunton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton railway station serves the county town of Taunton, in Somerset, England. It is a stop on the Bristol to Exeter line, the Reading to Taunton line and the Cross Country Route. Taunton railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Hestercombe Gardens.
St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton
Church
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Augustine in West Monkton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish church has an 88 feet tower, of four stories, with no pinnacles or fancy tracery on the windows, giving the tower a slender, austere look compared to the medieval Somerset towers of churches in nearby Taunton, for example. St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton is situated 1¼ miles east of Hestercombe Gardens.
County Ground
Stadium
Photo: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The County Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as Cooper Associates County Ground, is a cricket ground in Taunton, Somerset. It is the home of Somerset County Cricket Club, who have played there since 1882. County Ground is situated 2½ miles south of Hestercombe Gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheddon Fitzpaine and West Monkton.
Cheddon Fitzpaine
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheddon Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Quantock Hills 2 miles north of Taunton. The village is situated near the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, and the River Tone and has a population of 1,929.
West Monkton
Village
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Monkton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 2 miles north east of Taunton. The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, and Burlinch and the western parts of Coombe and Walford, and had a population of 2,787 at the 2011 census.
Kingston St Mary
Village
Kingston St Mary is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated at the southern end of the Quantock Hills 4 miles north of Taunton. The village has a population of 921.
Hestercombe Gardens
- Categories: park and garden
- Location: West Monkton, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.05284° or 51° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.08322° or 3° 4′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C3R3W38+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 80516538OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q1616039
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“Hestercombe Gardens” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hestercombe Gardens”
- German: “Hestercombe Gardens”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hestercombe Gardens and Cheddon Fitzpaine Memorial Hall.
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