Saint Thomas Church

Saint Thomas Church is a church in Wells, Mendip District, England. Saint Thomas Church is situated nearby to St Thomas Street Post Office, as well as near the forest Tor Hill Wood.

Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Postal code: BA5 2UZ

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 1,800 feet southwest of Saint Thomas Church.

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 1,700 feet southwest of Saint Thomas Church.

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 1,800 feet southwest of Saint Thomas Church.

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 Saint Thomas Church.

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 Saint Thomas Church.

Saint Thomas Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.21298° or 51° 12′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.63701° or 2° 38′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C3V6977+55

OpenStreetMap ID

way 85960987

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

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