Church of St Mary Magdalene

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The Church of St Mary Magdalene in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England, was built in the 1540s and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. It is dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. ()

Coordinates: 51°16'34"N, 2°34'48"W

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Church of St Mary Magdalene – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hunter's Hole, Burledge Hill, Stock Hill, Litton Reservoirs.

3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Hunter's Hole, Mendips
90 min walk • Hunter's Hole is a cave in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is behind a pub, known as the Hunters Lodge Inn just outside Priddy where visitors can park.
3.5 miN
Hill
Burledge Hill, Mendips
90 min walk • Burledge Hill is on the southern edge of the village of Bishop Sutton, Somerset, England. It is the site of a Site of Special Scientific Interest and an univallate Iron Age hillfort.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Stock Hill
81 min walk • Stock Hill is a Forestry Commission plantation on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. It lies to the south of the B3135 which runs from Cheddar Gorge to Green Ore and is the largest woodland on the Mendip plateau. A number of wide rides run through the forest.
1.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Litton Reservoirs
33 min walk • Litton Reservoirs are two reservoirs near the village of Litton, Somerset, England. They are operated by Bristol Water. They lie on the boundary between Bath and North East Somerset and Mendip districts.
3.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Cave
St Cuthbert's Swallet, Priddy Mineries
95 min walk • St Cuthbert's Swallet is the second longest, and most complex, cave on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It forms a major part of the Priddy Caves system and water entering this swallet re-emerges at Wookey Hole.
3.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Pen Hill
86 min walk • Pen Hill forms part of the Mendip Hills plateau in Somerset, England. The hill is located in St Cuthbert Out civil parish in Mendip district. The name Pen is believed to be Celtic for hill or tor. It gives its name to one of the four periclines which underlay the geology of the hills.
3.7 miW
Archaeological site
Priddy Nine Barrows
95 min walk • Priddy Nine Barrows Cemetery and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemetery are a collection of round barrows, dating from the Bronze Age, near Priddy in the English county of Somerset. They are designated as ancient monuments.
3.2 miE
Church
Church of St John the Baptist, Chilcompton
81 min walk • The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Chilcompton, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The earliest church on the site was recorded in 1188 when it was given to Wells Cathedral.
2.9 miN
Church
Church of St James
74 min walk • The Church of St James is a redundant church in Cameley, Somerset, England, dating from the late 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It is dedicated to St. James of Compostela.
3.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Hill
Priddy Pools, Priddy Mineries
89 min walk • Priddy Pools is a 52.7-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Priddy in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1972. The pools provided the water supply for the Priddy Mineries which is now a Nature Reserve.
2.3 miSW
Cave
Attborough Swallet, Mendips
59 min walk • Attborough Swallet is a cave in Chewton Mendip in Somerset, England. It is unusual for a cave on the Mendip Hills in that it is not in limestone but instead in Dolomitic Conglomerate and Marl.