Church of St Peter, Evercreech
#1 among attractions in Evercreech
Facts and practical information
The Church of St Peter in Evercreech, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and is a Grade I listed building. ()
6 High StEvercreech BA4 6HZ United Kingdom
Church of St Peter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Kilver Court, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Scheduled monuments in Mendip, HM Prison Shepton Mallet.
Garden, Park, CafeKilver Court, Shepton Mallet
86 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.
ChurchSt. Mary the Virgin Church, Bruton
83 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.
Archaeological siteScheduled monuments in Mendip
68 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.
Tours, PrisonHM Prison Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet
90 min walk • HMP Shepton Mallet, sometimes known as Cornhill, is a former prison located in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. When it closed in 2013, it was the United Kingdom's oldest operating prison, and had been since the closure of HMP Lancaster Castle in 2011. Before closure Shepton Mallet was a category C lifer prison holding 189 prisoners.
Specialty museum, MuseumBruton Museum, Bruton
81 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.
ChurchChurch of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet
92 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.
MuseumTithe Barn
101 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.
ChurchChurch of St Mary Magdalene
53 min walk • 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.
ChurchSt James
28 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.
Hotel, Museum, Vernacular architectureThe George Hotel, Castle Cary
101 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.
Monastery, Gothic architectureBruton Abbey, Bruton
84 min walk • Bruton Abbey in Bruton, Somerset was founded as a house of Augustinian canons in about 1127, and became an abbey in 1511, shortly before its dissolution in 1539.
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