Abbotsfield
Abbotsfield is a country house and farm, to the west of the town of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. Built in 1872, it became a Grade II listed building a century later on 11 July 1975.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: country house and farm, to the west of the town of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Abbotsfield, Wiveliscombe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Square and Kingsmead School.
The Square
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Square is a town square in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. It was originally used as a market place, and contains a number of listed buildings. One of these, number 5 and 7, is Grade II* listed, while five others—number 1, Castle Cottage, the cottages adjoining Castle Cottage, the Town Hall and London House—are all Grade II listed. The Square is situated 2,700 feet east of Abbotsfield.
Kingsmead School
School
Photo: Jakebalemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingsmead Academy trading as Kingsmead School is a coeducational state school in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, serving the north-west of Taunton Deane district. Kingsmead School is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Abbotsfield.
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 1½ miles east of Abbotsfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiveliscombe and Huish Champflower.
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.
Huish Champflower
Village
Huish Champflower is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, three miles north-west of Wiveliscombe and ten miles north of Wellington. It has a population of 301. Huish Champflower is situated 1½ miles northwest of Abbotsfield.
Chipstable
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chipstable is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated beside Heydon Hill 10 miles west of Taunton. The parish has a population of 309. The parish includes Raddington and Waterrow. Chipstable is situated 2 miles west of Abbotsfield.
Abbotsfield
- Category: English country house
- Location: Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.04294° or 51° 2′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.32442° or 3° 19′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3R2MVG+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 933873541OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q18708737
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