Church of St Mary Magdalene

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The Church of St Mary Magdalene is the Church of England parish church for the village of Ditcheat, Somerset, England. There has been a church on the site since 824, and the present building owes much of its grandeur to the Abbots of Glastonbury. Historic England have designated it a Grade I listed building. ()

Coordinates: 51°7'30"N, 2°32'11"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Kilver Court, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Scheduled monuments in Mendip, Cary Castle.

4.5 miN
Garden, Park, Cafe
Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet
116 min walk • Kilver Court is an historic house and gardens in Shepton Mallet in the English county of Somerset. The River Sheppey powered textile mills and it later became a factory, the headquarters of the Showerings brewing business, and then the headquarters of a leather-goods manufacturer, Mulberry. It is now used as a shopping centre.
3.8 miE
Church
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bruton
96 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Bruton, Somerset, England was largely built in the 14th century. Like many Somerset churches, it has a very fine tower; less usually it has a second one as well. Simon Jenkins has called Bruton's tower "Somerset architecture at its most powerful." It has been designated a Grade I listed building.
3.8 miN
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Mendip
97 min walk • Mendip is a local government district of Somerset in England. The Mendip district covers a largely rural area of 285 square miles ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 110,000.
2.7 miS
Specialty museum, Museum, Forts and castles
Cary Castle, Castle Cary
70 min walk • Cary Castle stood on Lodge Hill overlooking the town of Castle Cary, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
3.6 miNW
Church
Church of St John the Baptist
93 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist in Pilton, Somerset, England, dates from the 11th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The present Norman and Medieval structure, may stand on the site of an earlier wattle and daub church built by the early missionaries.
3.7 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Bruton Museum, Bruton
94 min walk • Bruton Museum is a small local museum in Bruton, Somerset, England. The museum is housed in the Dovecote Building, in the towns High Street. The building also contains a tourist information office.
4.5 miN
Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet
115 min walk • The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
3.5 miNW
Museum
Tithe Barn
90 min walk • The Tithe Barn at Cumhill Farm in Pilton, Somerset, England, was built in the 14th century as a tithe barn to hold produce for Glastonbury Abbey. It is a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument.
2.8 miS
Church
Church of All Saints, Castle Cary
72 min walk • All Saints Church in Castle Cary in the English county of Somerset dates from 1470 and is notable for its high steeple. It is a Grade II* listed building. The parish is within the benefice of Castle Cary with Ansford which is part of the archdeaconry of Wells.
2.6 miE
Church
St James
66 min walk • The Anglican Church of St James in Milton Clevedon, within the English county of Somerset, was rebuilt in 1790. It is a Grade II* listed building. The first church in the village was in the 12th century. The advowson was held by Bruton Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
2.6 miS
Hotel, Museum, Vernacular architecture
The George Hotel, Castle Cary
68 min walk • Castle Cary and District Museum is a small local museum in Castle Cary, Somerset, England. The museum is housed in the Market house, a grade II* listed building built in 1855 in anticipation of increased trade after the projected arrival of the railway in 1856, by F.C.