West Sedgemoor

#4369 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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West Sedgemoor or West Sedge Moor is an area of the Somerset Levels, in Somerset, England, around 8 miles east of Taunton, which approximately coincides with the West Sedgemoor biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, a 1,016 hectare site notified as an SSSI in 1983. It is a flat, low-lying area of fields and meadows separated by water-filled rhynes and ditches. It is subject to controlled flooding in winter. It is drained by the River Parrett. ()

Area: 3.92 mi²Elevation: 16 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°1'41"N, 2°54'48"W

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West Sedgemoor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burrow Mump, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Church of All Saints, The Priest's House.

2.9 miN
Historical place, View point, Ruins
Burrow Mump, Bridgwater
75 min walk • Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge within the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument, with the ruined church on top of the hill a Grade II listed building.
4.3 miE
Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul
110 min walk • The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Muchelney, Somerset, England has Saxon origins, however the current building largely dates from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
3.9 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
Church of All Saints, Langport
99 min walk • The Church of All Saints in Langport, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was rebuilt in the late 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
4.3 miE
Museum, History museum
The Priest's House
110 min walk • The Priest's House is a National Trust-owned property in Muchelney, in the English county of Somerset. It has been designated as a grade II listed building. The house was built in the early 14th century by the nearby Muchelney Abbey to house the parish priest.
2.9 miE
Church
Church of St Catherine, Langport
73 min walk • The Church of St Catherine in Drayton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. St Catherine's exterior is blue lias and golden hamstone. It was restored in 1855 by Maurice Davis of Langport and again in 1896.
2.5 miW
Church
Church of St Peter & St Paul
65 min walk • The Church of St Peter & St Paul in North Curry, Somerset, England, is nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of the Moors’. It dates from the 14th century and has been designated a Grade I listed building.
2.3 miNW
Monastery
Athelney Abbey
60 min walk • Athelney Abbey, established in the county of Somerset, England, was founded by King Alfred in 888, as a religious house for monks of the Order of St. Benedict. It was dedicated to "Our Blessed Saviour, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Egelwine".
2 miE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Curry Rivel
51 min walk • The Church of St Andrew in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building. It was included in Simon Jenkins England's Thousand Best Churches.
1.1 miE
Museum, Memorial
Burton Pynsent Monument
28 min walk • The 140 feet Burton Pynsent Monument on Troy Hill at Burton Pynsent, within the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England, was built in 1767 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
1.1 miSE
Park
Burton Pynsent House
27 min walk • Burton Pynsent House is a historic country-house in the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.1 miNW
Church
Church of St Gregory
29 min walk • The Church of St Gregory Stoke St Gregory, is a Church of England parish church in Somerset, England. Its parish is part of the Athelney Benefice, along with the parishes of St Michael, Burrowbridge, St Bartholomew, Lyng and SS Peter and Paul, North Curry.