Church of St Nicholas

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The Church of St Nicholas in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England is Norman in origin, with the chancel and lower stage of the tower dating from the 13th century. It was enlarged and aisles added in the 15th century, with further restoration in 1836. It has been designated as a grade I listed building. ()

Coordinates: 50°53'47"N, 2°59'40"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Chard Reservoir, Church of St Mary, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Castle Neroche.

2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chard Reservoir
62 min walk • Chard Reservoir is a 36.97-hectare reservoir north east of Chard Somerset, England. It is owned and managed by South Somerset District Council and is a recipient of the Green Flag Award.
4.2 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary, Ilminster
107 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Ilminster, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
6.9 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin
176 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Barrington, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. St Mary's Church has a three bay nave two bay chancel.
3.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Castle Neroche, Ringdown SSSI
87 min walk • Castle Neroche is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle on the site of an earlier hill fort in the parish of Curland, near Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
4.9 miNE
Civic center, Vernacular architecture, Universities and schools
Dillington House, Ilminster
125 min walk • Dillington House is a residential adult education college near Ilminster in the parish of Whitelackington, Somerset, England. The present house, which dates from the 16th century, is owned by Lord Cameron of Dillington and operated by Somerset County Council.
2.3 miSE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Chard Museum, Chard
58 min walk • Chard Museum is a small local museum in Chard, Somerset, England. It opened in 1970, in a converted 16th century listed building, with collections of exhibits about local history and displays related to the lives of notable local residents.
2.3 miSE
Church
St. Mary's Church, Chard
59 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Chard, Somerset, England dates from the late 11th century and was rebuilt in the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Due to the effects of a leak in the roof it was added to the Heritage at Risk Register in 2013.
2 miSE
50°52'21"N • 2°58'9"W
Chard Museum and Heritage Centre, Chard
51 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.9 miNW
Church
Church of St Peter, Ringdown SSSI
126 min walk • Church of St Peter, Staple Fitzpaine is Norman in origin, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church has a Norman doorway reset in the south aisle. The chancel dates from the 14th century. The north aisle was added and the church refenestrated in the 15th century.
4.1 miW
Archaeological site
Robin Hood's Butts, Ringdown SSSI
104 min walk • Robin Hood's Butts are a group of nine Bronze Age barrows near Otterford on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, England. They have been scheduled as ancient monuments.
2.1 miSE
Street
Fore Street, Chard
55 min walk • Fore Street in Chard, Somerset, England was built in the late 16th and early 17th century, following a fire which destroyed much of the town in 1577. Fore Street is a main shopping street and thoroughfare with open water channels on either side.