St Thomas à Becket Church, Bristol

Name: St Thomas à Becket Church
Address: Bristol, United Kingdom

#370 among attractions in Bristol

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St Thomas à Becket Church in Pensford, Somerset southwest England, dates from the 14th century, active in 1341, although only the tower remains from that date, the rest of the church having been rebuilt in 1868 by Giles and Robinson Architects and the church was reconsecrated in 1869. ()

Coordinates: 51°22'16"N, 2°32'48"W

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Bristol United Kingdom

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St Thomas à Becket Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanton Drew stone circles, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chew Magna Reservoir, Maes Knoll.

1.3 miW
Archaeological site
Stanton Drew stone circles, Bristol
34 min walk • The Stanton Drew stone circles are just outside the village of Stanton Drew in the English county of Somerset. The largest stone circle is the Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter and the second largest stone circle in Britain; it is considered to be one of the largest Neolithic monuments to have been built.
1.4 miW
Church, Cemetery
Church of St Mary the Virgin
37 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.4 miW
Lake
Chew Magna Reservoir, Bristol
86 min walk • Chew Magna Reservoir is a 5-acre reservoir on the western outskirts of the village of Chew Magna, Somerset, England. It lies just north of the B3130 Winford Road.
1.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Maes Knoll, Bristol
49 min walk • Maes Knoll is an Iron Age hill fort in Somerset, England, located at the eastern end of the Dundry Down ridge, south of the city of Bristol and north of the village of Norton Malreward near the eastern side of Dundry Hill. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
3.6 miE
Church
St Lawrence
93 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Stanton Prior, Somerset, England, has its origins in the 12th century but is mainly 15th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. The church has a 3-stage tower, supported by diagonal buttresses with polygonal stair turret on the north east corner.
3.2 miSE
Church
All Saints Farmborough
82 min walk • The Church of All Saints is an Anglican parish church in Farmborough, Somerset, England. It was principally built in the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
2.2 miS
Park, Farm
Folly Farm, Bristol
57 min walk • Folly Farm is a traditionally managed working farm and nature reserve run by the Avon Wildlife Trust. It is located between Stowey, Clutton and Stanton Wick in the civil parish of Stowey in the English county of Somerset.
3.6 miNE
Town, Area
Keynsham, Bristol
92 min walk • Keynsham is a town and civil parish located between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. It has a population of 16,000. It was listed in the Domesday Book as Cainesham, which is believed to mean the home of Saint Keyne.
3 miE
Church
Church of St Peter
76 min walk • The Church of St Peter in Marksbury, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century, although most of the current fabric is from the 15th century and is a Grade II* listed building.
0.4 miNE
Church
Church of All Saints, Bristol
11 min walk • The Church of All Saints in Publow, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century has a 15th-century tower with gargoyles. The pulpit is Jacobean. It has been designated a Grade I listed building. The church consists of a west tower, nave, north aisle and porch, south aisle and porch, and chancel.
3.6 miS
Forts and castles
Highbury Hill, Temple Cloud
93 min walk • Highbury Hill in Clutton, Somerset, England is the site of the earthwork remains of an Iron Age univallate hillfort. It occupies an area of woodland at the end of a narrow ridge.