Dillington House, Ilminster

Name: Dillington House
Address: Ilminster, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1460 258609

#3 among attractions in Ilminster

Civic center, Vernacular architecture, Universities and schools

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Dillington House is a residential adult education college near Ilminster in the parish of Whitelackington, Somerset, England. The present house, which dates from the 16th century, is owned by Lord Cameron of Dillington and operated by Somerset County Council. There has been a house on the site since before the Norman Conquest, probably taking advantage of the nearby chalybeate spring. ()

Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 50°56'9"N, 2°54'5"W

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Ilminster United Kingdom

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Dillington House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Barrington Court, Chard Reservoir, Church of St Mary, Crewkerne and District Museum.

2.5 miNE
Historical place, Garden, Vernacular architecture
Barrington Court, Ilminster
65 min walk • Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular stable court, situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chard Reservoir
101 min walk • Chard Reservoir is a 36.97-hectare reservoir north east of Chard Somerset, England. It is owned and managed by South Somerset District Council and is a recipient of the Green Flag Award.
0.8 miSW
Church
Church of St Mary, Ilminster
20 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Ilminster, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
5.8 miSE
History museum, Archaeological museum, Museum
Crewkerne and District Museum, Crewkerne
149 min walk • Crewkerne and District Museum is a small local museum in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. It is part of a wider heritage centre which includes local archives and a meeting room. The museum opened in 2000 in an old house with an 18th-century frontage.
3.6 miSE
Church
St George
93 min walk • The Church of St George in Hinton St George, Somerset, England includes 13th-century work by masons of Wells Cathedral, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The vestry and north chapel of 1814 are said to be by James Wyatt, however it is more likely to be by Jeffry Wyatt,. The four-stage tower is dated to 1485–95.
4.1 miE
Church
Coke Memorial Methodist Church, South Petherton
104 min walk • Coke Memorial Methodist Church is a Methodist church in South Petherton, Somerset, England. Designed by Alexander Lauder, it was built in 1881-82 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1988.
5.2 miNW
Church
Church of St John the Baptist
132 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England, was built in the Norman period and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
4.5 miNE
Garden, Park, Vernacular architecture
East Lambrook Manor, South Petherton
114 min walk • East Lambrook Manor is a small 15th-century manor house in East Lambrook, Somerset, England, registered by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is surrounded by a "cottage garden" planted by Margery Fish between 1938 and her death in 1969.
5.5 miNE
Church
Church of St Martin
140 min walk • The Church of St Martin in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
4.9 miSW
Church
Church of St Nicholas
125 min walk • The Church of St Nicholas in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England is Norman in origin, with the chancel and lower stage of the tower dating from the 13th century. It was enlarged and aisles added in the 15th century, with further restoration in 1836. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.
2.1 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin
53 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Barrington, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. St Mary's Church has a three bay nave two bay chancel.